Lauki ka Kofta

Ingredients Required:

To make kofta:

Grated Bottled Gourd: 2 Cups

Besan : 3-4tbs

Green chilly :1

Garam masala: ¼ tsp

Red chili powder : ¼ tsp

Turmeric powder : ¼ tsp

salt

Oil

For the Gravy:

Whole Jeera: ½ tsp 

Cardamom :2

Bay leaf :1

Tomatoes : 3 Small

Green chilli :2

Onion: 2.

Ginger: 1 inch

5 garlic pods

Turmeric powder: ¼ tsp

Red chili powder: ¼ tsp

Jeera powder :  ½ tsp 

coriander powder : 1 tsp

Garam masala : ½ tsp 

Water : 1.5 cup

salt

sugar

Coriander leaves for garnishing

Procedure:

     Peel the lauki or bottle gourd or louki and grate it. Squeeze this grated lauki till dried and keep aside the juice. Mix the chopped green chilli, garam masala, chilli powder, salt,besan and grated lauki. Make small balls and fry it till golden brown.

Blanch onion, and then blend it along with green chilly, tomato, ginger and garlic. Do not add any water.

     Add 2 tbs of oil in a kadai. Add cumins and bay leaf. Fry the onion tomato paste till the raw smell goes away.Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, chilli powder and fry for a minute.

           Add the juice of lauki and boil. Add salt and water to the paste  and cook for 10                      minutes in low flame.

   Add the fried lauki kofta and cook for another 3-5 minutes and switch off the gas.

          Garnish with coriander leaves and  slitted green chillies.