Name: Lauki ke kofte (bottle gourd kofte) recipe by Sreemoyee Bhattacharjee at BetterButter
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: For the koftes :; Grated bottle gourd - 1.5 cups; Chopped onion - 1; Chopped ginger - 1 tsp; Chopped green chillies - 1 tbsp; Red chilly powder - 1/4 th tsp; Besan - 1/4 th cup; Rice flour - 2 tbsp; Salt; Refined oil (for frying); For the Gravy :; Chopped onion - 1; Chopped tomatoes - 2; Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp; Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp; Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp; Kashmiri Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp; Jeera Powder - 1/2 tsp; Garam Masala powder - 1/2 tsp; Curd - 3 tbsp; Salt; Refined oil; Coriander leaves - handful

Ingredients Serving: 6

For the koftes :
Grated bottle gourd - 1.5 cups
Chopped onion - 1
Chopped ginger - 1 tsp
Chopped green chillies - 1 tbsp
Red chilly powder - 1/4 th tsp
Besan - 1/4 th cup
Rice flour - 2 tbsp
Salt
Refined oil (for frying)
For the Gravy :
Chopped onion - 1
Chopped tomatoes - 2
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Kashmiri Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Jeera Powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala powder - 1/2 tsp
Curd - 3 tbsp
Salt
Refined oil
Coriander leaves - handful

Instructions

Grate the bottle gourd and keep it aside for 10 minutes. This will allow all the extra water to come out.
Now squeeze the bottle gourd which was grated and mix all the ingredients except the oil, mentioned under "for koftes".
Heat ample amount of oil in a wok and make small balls out of the above thick batter and deep fry them in hot oil, keep aside.
To make the gravy, heat another pan with little oil.
Add chopped onion and saute till golden brown.
Then add the ginger garlic paste and saute for few seconds followed by the tomatoes.
Stir for few minutes and then add all the powdered masalas and salt.
Lower the flame and cook with a lid on with occasional stirring till the tomatoes are mushy.
Then add the curd while continuously stirring the masala.
Cook till the masala leaves oil, then add water for the gravy.
Bring upto boil and then add the koftes.
Finally sprinkle the coriander leaves, check for salt and serve.

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