Name: Lauki ka kofta recipe by Kritika Singh at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: For koftas; Lauki - 1/2 kg; Onions - 2; Haldi - 1 tspn; Chilli powder - 1 tspn; Pepper powder - 1/4 tspn; Garam masala(optional) - 1/4 tspn; Gram flour - 4 tspn; For gravy; Bay leaf -2; Red chillies - 2; Cumin seeds -1 tspn; Onion ginger garlic puree- 1 cup; Tomato puree -1/2 cup; Chopped onions -1; Salt; Haldi -1 tspn; Chilli powder - 1 tspn; Dhaniya powder -1/2 tspn; Pepper powder -1/2 tspn; Garam masala - 1/2 tspn; Water - 2 cups

Ingredients Serving: 6

For koftas
Lauki - 1/2 kg
Onions - 2
Haldi - 1 tspn
Chilli powder - 1 tspn
Pepper powder - 1/4 tspn
Garam masala(optional) - 1/4 tspn
Gram flour - 4 tspn
For gravy
Bay leaf -2
Red chillies - 2
Cumin seeds -1 tspn
Onion ginger garlic puree- 1 cup
Tomato puree -1/2 cup
Chopped onions -1
Salt
Haldi -1 tspn
Chilli powder - 1 tspn
Dhaniya powder -1/2 tspn
Pepper powder -1/2 tspn
Garam masala - 1/2 tspn
Water - 2 cups

Instructions

Grate the lauki
Add haldi, chilli powder
Add gram flour, salt, pepper powder to the mixture
Mix well and add chopped onions.
Make balls with the mixture and deep fry them
Deep fry till they become golden brown. Keep them aside.
Now in a mixer grinder, grind onions, ginger and garlic to form a fine paste
Heat oil, add cumin seeds, bay leaf, red chillies and saute
Once they crackle, add chopped onions. Cook till they become translucent
Meanwhile, prepare mixture of masala by adding haldi, chilli powder, dhaniya powder, garam masala, pepper powder and little water.
Add the masala to the cooked onions and cook for 5 min
Cook till they turn golden brown
Now the grinded onions-ginger garlic puree and mix well
Add tomato puree and cook for 10 min
When the masala is reduced and color changes add salt
Add sufficient water to mix properly
Slowly add the fried koftas, allow them for one boil by covering. Then switch off the flame
Lauki ka kofta is ready.

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