My Kitchen Experience: Lauki Ke Kofte

Sunday, October 03, 2010

Ingredients for the Kofta

Lauki: 500 gms (Peeled and grated)

Bread crumbs: 4 tsp

Besan: 1/4 Cup

Red Chiily Powder: 1/2 tsp

Corinder Powder: 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder: 1/2 tsp

Garam Masala: 1/2 tsp

Ginger-Garlic-Green Chillies Paste: 1 tsp

Oil for Deep frying Koftas

For the Gravy:

Onion: 4

Green Chillies:2

Ginger:1"

Garlic: 6-7 Cloves

Tomatoes: 3

Coriander Leaves: 2 tsp

Garam Masala: 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder:1 tsp

Cumin Powder: 2 tsp

Red Chilly Powder: 1 tsp

Cumin seeds: 1/2 tsp

Method:

Peel and grate the lauki.
Squeeze out the water.
In a bowl mix together grated lauki, gram flour, bread crumbs,coriander leaves, turmeric powder,and little salt. Mix well.
Make small round koftas and deep fry till the koftas are golden. Keep aside.

Keep in refrigerator for 1/2 hour
Grind together onions, ginger,garlic and green chillies together
Make the puree from the tomato.
Heat oil in a kadhai. Add cumin seeds and grinded onion and saute it to light brown
Add all the dry masala and liittle water and mix and fry till the oil seperates from the behind.
Add the tomato puree.Mix well and cook till the gravy starts boiling and thicken
Add water and give a boil to make a gravy and allow it to simmer for 10 minutes
Place the koftas in it and simmer for another 2 minutes
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rotis

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