Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, spicy lauki kofta / bottle gourd kofta. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Here is the recipe of Lauki Kofta (Bottle-gourd) for vegetarians. Koftas are basically meatballs that can be had as a starter or a snack, it is also cooked. In this Lauki Kofta Curry recipe, deep-fried koftas (round shaped deep fried spicy dumplings) made of grated bottle gourd, gram flour, rice flour and ginger-garlic paste are cooked in spicy gravy of tomato and cashew nuts.
Spicy lauki kofta / bottle gourd kofta is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. Spicy lauki kofta / bottle gourd kofta is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook spicy lauki kofta / bottle gourd kofta using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Spicy lauki kofta / bottle gourd kofta:
- Take 1 cup grated lauki
- Get 2 tomato, green chilli and ginger paste
- Prepare 4 tbsp Besan / Gram Flour
- Prepare 1 tsp turmeric powder
- Take 1 tbsp red chilli powder
- Make ready 1 tbsp cumin powder
- Prepare 1 tsp garam masala
- Take leaves Fresh coriander
- Make ready to taste Salt
- Take As required Oil for shallow frying
For those who does not know, Lauki Kofta = deep fried balls made from bottle These koftas are simmered in creamy, flavorful onion-tomato-yogurt gravy. Koftas are fried balls consisting of vegetables which are deep fried. they can be consumed as a snack or added in gravy for curry. Bottle gourd has amazing health benefits and high in water content. So, sharing a step-wise recipe for lauki kofta curry and hope you all have a great day.
Steps to make Spicy lauki kofta / bottle gourd kofta:
- Rinse and peel the Lauki and grate it. Heat Kadai. Fry lauki till the moisture evaporate from lauki and cook well. Cool it. Transfer to a bowl. Add besan, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, green chilli and ginger paste, garam masala, salt and little oil. If we use oil in batter the koftas will be soft. Mix well.
- Make small round shape balls. Keep aside. Heat oil in a Kadai. Shallow fry the koftas till it becomes light brown in colour.
- For making gravy. Heat oil in Kadai. Add cumin seeds, whole red chilli. Let it crackle. Add ginger, green chilli and tomato paste. Fry for a few minutes. Then add all the spices powder. Stir and continue to fry the masala paste till it starts leaving oil from the sides. Add water as needed to the paste. Stir and simmer for 10 - 12 minutes.Lastly add the fried koftas. Cook for few minutes. Once it is done. Transfer to a beautiful bowl. Garnish with fresh cream. Ready to serve…..
Lauki Kofta Recipe, an easy kofta curry recipe with lauki or bottle gourd. Lauki Kofta Recipe: I love pretty much any kofta-based recipe and lauki kofta has been on my mind for ages now. Although lauki or bottle guard is quite easily available in Singapore, I'd never cooked with lauki (bottle gourd). Lauki Kofta curry is ready; garnish and serve with Chapatti, Puri or Rice. (A cut away kofta is also shown below). Tips: Make kofta by adding water little by little; too much water in kofta will absorb more oil while frying.
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