Lauki Kofta Curry/ Bottle guard kofta curry

Lauki Kofta Curry

Ingredient:

For kofta:

4 cup grated lauki /bottle guard

1 ½ cup besan/gram flour

½ tsp ajwain

½ tsp red chilly powder

Some crushed mint leave

Water as required

1 tsp salt

Oil for frying

For gravy:

2 big size onion  (make a fine paste)

3 big size tomato (make a fine paste)

1 tsp ginger

½ tsp green chilly paste

¾ tsp turmeric powder

½ tsp cumin seeds powder

½ tsp red chilly powder

1 ½ tsp dry coriander powder

1 tsp dry fenugreek leave / kasuri methi

½ tsp garam masala

½ cup fresh cream / malai

2 tbsp fresh chopped coriander

2 tbsp oil

Salt to taste

Method:

1.Heat a vessel and add oil for fry.

2. Squeez the grated lauki and reserve the squeezed water for gravy mix grated lauki, red chilly powder, crushed mint leaves ,besan and some water and mix well.

3.Divide the mixture in two parts.

4 When oil becomes hot , add  ½ tsp salt in mixture and make lemon size balls.

5.Fry the balls till golden brown.
6.Do same with all mixture 

7.Place the fry balls on the plate.

For Gravy:

1.Heat the oil in the pan.

2.Add onion paste and sauté for 5 mins.

3.Add ginger and chilly paste and mix it well.

4. Add tomato paste and cook till oil separates .

5. Add cumin seeds powder,  red chilly powder, turmeric powder , Coriander powder and mix well.

6.Add Kasuri methi and garam masala and mix well.

7. Add fresh cream and mix it well.

8. Add 1 ½  cup water and cook for 2 mins.

9.Add salt and kofta and cook for 10 mins on low flame or till the gravy became thick.

Garnish with some fresh coriander .

Serve hot with Butter naan.

                                                        grated lauki

                                                Add red chilly powder , besan , ajwain and salt

                                                Add some water and mix all

                                                         heat the oil

                                                      Add kofta in hot oil

                                                          fry till golden brown

                                                                   fried kofte

                                                               Add onion paste

                                                                          Add tomato paste

                                                        Add red chilly powder, cumin seeds powder,coriander powder and turmeric powder

                                                  Add kasuri methi and garam masala

                                                                      Add fresh cream

                                                           mix it

                                                                Add water and salt

                                                              boil it

                                                                       Add kofta

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