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Lau er kofta with baked koftas

Sep-24-2017
Priyanjali Joardar
40 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
4 People
Serves
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ABOUT Lau er kofta with baked koftas RECIPE

A Bengali delicacy, lau er kofta is bottle guard dumplings in a spicy gravy. I have baked the koftas instead of deep frying them. I choose to bake or grill over frying in my day to day cooking because they are healthy and best alternative without comprising much on the taste of the dish. Bottle gourd is one of best summer vegetable that we have and it is a must to include them in your diet. There are so many ways we can make this otherwise bland vegetable into an absolute delight! This is one such recipe.

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Medium
  • Dinner Party
  • West Bengal
  • Simmering
  • Blending
  • Grilling
  • Baking
  • Microwaving
  • Sauteeing
  • Side Dishes
  • Low Carbs

Ingredients Serving: 4

  1. For the koftas
  2. Bottle gourd, 1 medium size, grated
  3. Ginger paste 1/2 teaspoon
  4. Garlic 1/2 teaspoon
  5. Bengali garam masala 1/2 teaspoon
  6. Green chilly 1, finally chopped
  7. Gram flour 1/4 to 1/3 cup
  8. Salt as per taste
  9. For the gravy
  10. Shah Jeera 1 teaspoon   
  11. Bay leaf
  12. Onion, 1 small chopped
  13. Tomato 2
  14. Ginger 1 inch
  15. Garlic 4-5 clove  
  16. Green chilly 2
  17. Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
  18. Cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon
  19. Coriander powder 1 tablespoon
  20. Sugar a pinch
  21. Salt as per taste
  22. Refined oil
  23. Coriander leaves, chopped with the stalks 

Instructions

  1. Grate the bottle gourd, squeeze them as much as you can. Reserve the juice which can be used in the gravy. 
  2. Microwave the grated bottle gourd in high for 3 minutes. Allow it to cool and squeeze again if required. 
  3. To the grated bottle gourd add ginger paste, garlic paste, chilies, salt, garam masala and gram flour. Mix everything well to form koftas.
  4. Gram flour is used for binding so add it little by little and just enough to form the koftas. 
  5. Grease a baking dish, place the koftas on the dish. Drizzle a bit of oil and bake in a preheated oven at 200 degrees for 15 minutes and grill for 10 minutes. 
  6. Meanwhile grind the tomatoes along with ginger, garlic and green chilies. 
  7. For the gravy, take a heavy bottom kadai. Temper refined oil with shah jeera and bay leaf. Add the chopped onions. 
  8. When the onions turns translucent add the ground mix, cumin powder, coriander powder, salt and sugar. Stir everything well to combine.
  9. Saute the masala till it starts releasing oil. Add water to form the gravy. 
  10. Let the gravy simmer for 4-5 minutes, check the seasoning.
  11. Add the koftas and let the gravy simmer for another 2-3 minutes.
  12. Finish it by adding  the garam masala and chopped coriander leaves. Turn off the flame and keep it covered for the flavors to combine before serving with rice or Roti. 

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Manvi Chauhan
Sep-26-2017
Manvi Chauhan   Sep-26-2017

Delicious!

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