Lauki Kofta is made of deep fried bottle gourd dumplings immersed in a spicy tomato-Curd gravy. We can also do this with usual onion-tomato gravy, but I tried making this as no onion no garlic so that we can even make this yummy dish on the fasting days also. This is one of the simple to make kofta curry. Whenever we think of kofta, we all love Malai kofta so much than any other varieties. But Bottlegourd is also very delicious and also healthy. We can also steam cook the bottle gourd dumplings or use Paniyaram pan to avoid more oil. Try this No Onion No Garlic Lauki Kofta and Im sure you will enjoy with Roti!
Preparation and Yield:
Ingredients for Curry:
For Seasoning:
Method:
Preparation and Yield:
| Preparation time | 15 mins |
| Cooking Time | 60 mins |
| Servings | 2 |
| Recipe Category | Main |
| Recipe Cuisine | North Indian |
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| Lauki Kofta Curry Recipe | No Onion No Garlic Lauki (Bottlegourd) Kofta Curry |
Ingredients for Kofta:
| Grated Bottlegourd (Lauki) | 1 Cup* |
| Besan (Gram Flour) | 2 Tablespoon |
| Green Chilli | 1, finely Chopped |
| Grated Ginger | 1 Teaspoon |
| Turmeric Powder | 1/4 teaspoon |
| Garam Masala | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Salt | To taste |
| Oil | For Deep Frying |
* 1 Cup = 250ml
Ingredients for Curry:
| Tomato | 3 |
| Fresh Curd | 1/2 Cup |
| Green Chilli | 1, finely Chopped |
| Chopped Ginger | 1 Teaspoon |
| Turmeric Powder | 1/4 teaspoon |
| Cumin Powder | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Coriander Powder | 1 Teaspoon |
| Red Chilli Powder | 1 Teaspoon |
| Coriander Leaves | For Garnishing |
For Seasoning:
| Oil / Ghee | 2 Tablespoon |
| Cinnamon Stick | 1" Stick |
| Cloves | 3 |
| Cardamom | 2 |
| Bay Leaf | 1 |
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| Lauki Kofta Curry Recipe | No Onion No Garlic Lauki (Bottlegourd) Kofta Curry |
Method:
- Measure and take 1 Cup of grated bottle gourd. Squeeze out the grated bottle gourd to get rid of its water content
- In a mixing bowl, add squeezed grated bottle gourd. Add besan and other kofta ingredients except oil and mix everything well
- Heat oil in a pan. When the oil is hot enough, make small balls out of the kofta mixture and gently drop in the hot oil. Deep fry the kofta in medium flame till it is golden brown and crispy
- Take out the koftas and place it in a bowl with tissue to drain excess oil. Repeat the same for the rest of the kofta mixture.
- Now lets prepare the curry. Bring 2 cups of water to boil. Add tomatoes to the boiling water. Switch off the flame and cover the pan with lid and allow the tomatoes to sit in hot water for 10 minutes
- After 10 minutes, drain the water and peel the tomato skin. Take the tomatoes in a mixer jar and grind it to get a smooth puree
- Heat oil or ghee in a pan. Add the seasoning ingredients and fry for few seconds
- Then add slit green chili along with chopped ginger and saute in oil for few seconds
- Now add turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and red chili powder and saute in oil for couple of seconds
- To the pan add the tomato puree and keep the flame in low and allow the tomato to cook for 3-4 minutes
- When the oil starts to ooze out of the tomato mixture, add curd along with salt and keep the flame in low and adjust the consistency of the gravy
- Allow the gravy to boil for 2 minutes and then finally garnish with coriander leaves and switch of the flame
- Just before serving, pour the gravy in a serving bowl and add fried bottle gourd koftas and serve immediately. Add koftas to gravy only while serving else the koftas will be soft and not crispy
- The delicious No Onion No Garlic Lauki Kofta Curry Ready to serve!
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| Lauki Kofta Curry Recipe | No Onion No Garlic Lauki (Bottlegourd) Kofta Curry |