Serves: 4, Preparation time: 15 + Cooking : 30 minutes
Ingredients:
For Lao koftas:
1/2 kg Lauki (bottlegourd)
1 Potato (boiled)
1tsp Ginger
1/2 tsp Garam masala
1 Red chilly powder
Pinch of haldi (turmeric) powder
Coriander leaves chopped
3 Green chillies
Salt to taste
2 tbsp all purpose Flour
Oil for frying
For Gravy:
1 Onion
2-3 Garlic pods
1/2 inch Ginger
2-3 Green chillies
2 Tomatoes (ground to paste)
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
1 tsp Haldi (turmeric) powder
1 tsp Coriander powder
1 tsp Red chilly powder
1 tbsp Oil
2 tsp Ghee
Water
Salt to taste
Method:
For koftas: Peel off the outer skin of the bottlegourd and grate it. Squeeze out the water and keep it aside for making gravy. In a large bowl mix all the ingredients for kofta (except oil) and knead to a soft dough. Make small balls out of the mixture. Now heat oil in a deep pan, fry the balls in medium heat till golden brown. Place them on a paper towel to drain excess oil. Keep aside.
For gravy: Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, let it splutter, add onions and fry for few minutes. Add ginger, garlic, green chillies and stir for few more seconds. Add tomato paste and fry till the oil comes out. Add all the spices, salt and fry for 1 minute. Add some water and let the gravy boil. Once it is boiled, add the fried koftas and let it cook on medium flame for 10 minutes. Garnish kofta gravy with ghee on top and with chopped coriander. Enjoy this hot lauki kofta curry with plain rice or chappatis/ parathas.
User Comments & Tips:
The above method that I've mentioned is for immediate serving. If you are not planning to serve kofta gravy immediately, I would suggest you keep the gravy and kofta in two separate bowls untill the serving time. As koftas are very soft and delicate, they soak all the gravy if kept for a longer time in the gravy. Just before serving, heat the gravy for few minutes in microwave and then drop the koftas and again heat it for 2-3 minutes.
Delicious koftas, looks really inviting..
ReplyDeleteNever had this curry, would love to make them
ReplyDeleteI have not used bottlegourd in my cooking till now but your gravy looks very tempting so would love to start with this one...
ReplyDeletethat looks nice and spicy..
ReplyDeleteMay I join U??? Hehehe...yummy yummy:D
ReplyDeleteLooks so delicious Deepa, very good side dish.
ReplyDeletedeepaaaaaaaaaaa.. wow!!...i was wondering what to do with my lauki that a bit left over.. now i know...bookmarked sure to try it out :)
ReplyDeleteBelated Happy b'day n tonnes of blessings to ur lil one ...
ReplyDeleteThe koftas look so tempting .
I had tried ur recipe of laccha paratha n unbelievingly they turned out awesome , hubby liked this version much more than the market ones :) :) :) :) :) :) :) thanks for sharing the wonderful recipe !!
- Smita
@ Little Food Junction
Looks so delicious Deepa :)Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteHi Deepa, this is an all time favorite and looks so good, infact I also posted 2 recipes in my space, one a few days back too but both are low cals.
ReplyDeleteI don't care much for lauki ..but its kofta is my fav..your looks delish and perfect..
ReplyDeletehey first time here...you have got a wonderful collections....my hubby loves anything with lauki...lauki koftas are one amongs his favourites..do drop in my blog when u have time :)
ReplyDeleteLavanya
www.lavsblog.com
Delicious kofta cuury..
ReplyDeleteyummy.. the koftas look so delicious and mouth watering!
ReplyDeletelauki koftas looks delicious ...my favorite but never got a chance to prepare it...thankq dear for sharing this
ReplyDeletesatya
http://superyummyrecipes.com
Lauki ka kofta looks really yummy Deepa, I have a lauki in my hand. I am thinking what to make. Now i got an idea.
ReplyDeletetempting and yummy kofta curry...my another fav..u hc started a series of my favs i think....hehe....just love ur eye catchy pics....wonderful.......
ReplyDeleteHello Deepa, happy belated birthday to your cute prince...never knew that we can make kofta with lauki....looks delicious....
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, mouth watering pics dear, lovely !!!
ReplyDeleteki dekhte hoeche go. awesome.
ReplyDeletelovely and yummy tempting koftas.
ReplyDeletethanks for visiting my blog and your lovely words, first time here, kofta curry looks delicious and inviting
ReplyDeleteDelicious and inviting..never had this curry before..will surely try this..thanks for the recipe dear
ReplyDeleteLooks so delicious...
ReplyDeleteKofta looks great .I too love it
ReplyDeleteThis looks wonderful..i too love this, like everyone else :-)
ReplyDeleteHope you are doing good Deepa..missed you all
lovely koftas!
ReplyDeletelooks incredibly delicious..yummm
ReplyDeleteI didn't know we can make koftas with laukis. Platter looks delicious and inviting.
ReplyDeletethat's a yummy curry...love ur blog
ReplyDeleteDear Deepa
ReplyDeleteVery nice indeed...haven't eaten for long ...I never tried to make too. I will try your recipe soon..I am now eating vege food ...till it becomes irritating ( may be tomorrow itself )
Bhalo theko
yummy Koftas :)
ReplyDeletenice variety of kofta with bottle guard.. really delicious and good one
ReplyDeleteWonderful koftas, they look delicious and tasty in that spicy gravy.Catching up with missed posts.
ReplyDeletei tried making the koftas but they were not soft.. what should I do next time that they turn out to be soft rather than hard..
ReplyDeleteDear Anonymous Thanks for trying out the dish. Regarding the softness of koftas, as you can see I used just 2 tbsp of lour for half lauki, so that the binding ingredient shouldn't over power the kofta texture and taste. Did you use flour or besan and did you alter the ratio while making koftas? Will wait for your reply
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