Lauki Kofta Curry
Ingredients
- Bottle gourd ½ kg
- Onion chopped 1
- Black cardamom 2
- Green chilies chopped 3
- Boiled tomatoes 3
- Bay eaves 2 – 3
- Cloves 8 – 10
- Cumin seeds crushed 1 tsp
- Turmeric 1 tsp
- Chili powder 1 tsp
- Coriander powder 1 tsp
- All spice powder 2 tsp
- Ginger garlic paste 2 tbsp
- Coriander leaves 2 tbsp
- Gram flour 4 tbsp
- Oil 3 – 4 tbsp
- Water 1 – 1 ½ cup
- Oil for fry
- Salt to taste
Method
- Peel ½ kg bottle gourd and cut each into 4 pieces, remove pulp and grated the thick part of bottle gourd.Add in 4 tbsp gram flour, 2 tsp all spice, salt to taste and 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste. Mix well, make small balls and keep aside.Heat oil and deep fry balls till golden brown, remove from oil and keep aside.
- Heat 3 – 4 oil in a wok, add 1 chopped onion and fry till golden brown.Add in 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste, 2 – 3 bay leaves, 2 black cardamoms, 8 – 10 cloves and 3 boiled chopped tomatoes.Then add 1 tsp crushed cumin seeds, 1 tsp turmeric, 1 tsp coriander powder and 1 tsp chili powder. Fry for few seconds.
- Now add 1 – 1 ½ cup water, cover and boil for 3 – 4 minutes.Add fried vegetable balls and 3 chopped green chilies, fry for few minutes on high flame.Lastly add 2 tbsp coriander leaves and a little all spice. Dish it out and serve hot.
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