Lauki (Bottle Gourd) Kofta Curry Recipe

Many people might not like Lauki (Bottle Gourd) as a vegetable but there are only a few who will not chew their fingers if they are served a well prepared delicious Lauki Kofta Curry. Here is how to prepare the delicious meal:

Serves – 4 People

Time Required for Preparation – 30-40 minutes

    1.        Ingredients For Preparation of Kofte: 

    i.       Lauki (Bottle Gourd) – 500 gms (grated)

   ii.      Besan – 50 gms

  iii.     Green chilly – 3-4 in numbers (finely chopped)

  iv.      Ginger – 1 inch finely chopped

   v.     Garlic – 5-6 cloves finely chopped

  vi.      Salt – as per taste

 vii.     Oil – To fry the Kofte

    2.        Preparation Method: 

i.   Peel off the Lauki (Bottle Gourd) and grate it.

ii.  Squash off all the water from it.

iii.  Mix Besan, Green Chilly, Ginger, Garlic and Salt to the grated Lauki.

iv.  Make small balls of the mixture.

v.   Add oil to fry the balls in a frying pan and heat it to frying temperature.

vi.  Start putting the balls of the mixture in the heated oil and fry till the balls turn brown.

vii. Your Koftas are ready.

    3.        Ingredients for Preparation of Curry: 

      i.  Tomatoes – 2-3 medium size

     ii.  Green chilly – 3-4 in numbers (finely chopped)

    iii.  Ginger – 1 inch finely chopped

    iv.  Garlic – 5-6 cloves finely chopped

     v.  Milk Cream – half a cup

    vi.  Cumin Seeds – 1 tea spoon

   vii.  Coriander Powder – 2 tea spoons

   viii. Red chilly powder – 1/2 tea spoon

    ix. Turmeric Powder – ½ tea spoon

    x.  Salt – as per taste

    xi. Green Coriander – for topping decoration

    4.        Preparation Method for Curry 

i.       Grind tomatoes, Garlic, Ginger and Green Chilly in a mixer.

ii.      In a big frying pan heat oil and add Cumin seeds to it

iii.     Once the Cumin seeds are fried add turmeric powder, red chilly powder and coriander to the oil.

iv.     Add the paste of tomatoes grinded in the mixture to the frying pan and keep heating and stirring till the mixture turns light brown and oil shows up at the top of the mixture.

v.      Add cream to it and keep stirring.

vi.Once the mixture starts giving a pleasant aroma add water as required in the curry and wait till the curry  boils.

vii.    Add koftas prepared earlier and boil for 1-2 minutes.

viii.   Chop the green coriander and add over the curry as decorative toppings.

ix.    Your kofta curry is prepared.

x.     Serve with hot rotis or naan.

Here is how your curry will look after preparation: