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Lauki Kofta Curry
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Ingredient
4-5 tbsp
Cooking Oil
1 tsp
Cumin Seeds
2
Cloves
1 Piece
Cinnamon Stick
2 tbsp
Coriander Powder
1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder
1/2 tsp
Turmeric Powder
1 tsp
Kasuri Methi
as per taste
Salt
2 cups
Tomato Puree (3 Tomatoes)
1 tbsp
Fresh Cream (For Garnish)
3
Onions
6 Cloves
Garlic
1 Inch
Ginger
200 gms
Besan/Chickpea Flour
as required
Water (1 or 2 cups accordingly)
as required
Oil (For Deep Frying)
Cooking instructions
* Step 1
Firstly, wash the bottle gourd. Peel off the skin. Grate it and add it to a large mixing bowl. To it, add besan, kashmiri red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and water. Mix well to make a smooth paste.
* Step 2
Heat oil in a deep frying pan on medium flame. Gently, drop in spoonful of batter and fry on both sides till golden brown. Drain on paper towels to absorbs the extra oil and set aside.
* Step 3
To make a paste for the gravy, add onions, green chillies, ginger and garlic to a blender and blend into a smooth paste. Set aside.
* Step 4
Blend the tomatoes into a puree and set aside. 3 tomatoes depending on its size, will give 2 cups tomato puree.
* Step 5
In a pan, heat 4-5 tablespoons oil. Add bay leaves, cumin seeds, cloves and cinnamon and allow it to sizzle for few seconds.
* Step 6
Next add the ground onion ginger garlic green chillies paste and saute it well till the raw smell leaves and water content reduced totally.
* Step 7
Now add in the masalas. Ie. Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder and kasuri methi. Saute it well till the masalas are cooked.
* Step 8
Add in the tomato puree and saute till oil appears at its surface.
* Step 9
Add water according to required consistency and allow it to boil till you see traces of oil at the surface.
* Step 10
Add the fried lauki kofta and salt. Cover and cook for few minutes.
* Step 11
Garnish with coriander leaves and fresh cream.
* Step 12
Delicious Lauki Kofta Curry is ready. Serve it immediately with roti, paratha, rice etc.
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cooking oil
large bay leaf
cumin seeds
cloves
cinnamon stick
kashmiri red chilli powder
coriander powder
garam masala powder
turmeric powder
kasuri methi
Salt
Tomato Puree (3 Tomatoes)
Coriander leaves for garnish
Fresh Cream (For Garnish)
onions
long green chillies
garlic
ginger
small Bottlegourd/Lauki (Grated)
besan(chickpea flour)
Water (1 or 2 cups accordingly)
Oil for deep frying
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