Lauki Kofta Curry

You need to have

1. 1 medium size lauki .
2. 4 tbsp besan .
3. 1 small onion chopped finely .
4. 2 small tomato .
5. 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste .
6. salt to taste .
7. 2 tsp red chilli powder .
8. 4 tsp coriender powder .
9. 1 tsp garam masala powder .
10. whole garam masala ( 1 bay leaf ,2 green cardamom ,1" piece cinnamon , 2 laung ) .
11 2 tsp of dahi / yoghut .
12 green chillies chopped finely .
13 Handful of chopped coriender .
14 Oil .
15. 2 tsp fresh cream ( optional ) .





Grate the lauki & mix some salt . Keep it for 5 min .Now squeeze the extra water from it & add besan in the grated lauki, mix it well with hands preferably .

Take 1 tbsp oil in a kadai and add the besan lauki paste to it .Mix the paste well in the kadai till it becomes dry . Now remove it from heat & mix chopped onion , chopped green chilli , chopped coriender leave , salt ,red chilli powder & dhaniya powder .

Make small kofta balls from the mix . Keep these balls aside .Now heat oil in a kadai & fry these balls till golden brown . Now remove from the heat & keep in a kitchen towel to absorb the excess oil .


In a food processor grind the onion , tomato, ginger-gerlic paste , dahi into a paste & keep aside Take 2 tbsp of oil and add whole garam masala in it , once the masala start crackle add the onion paste to it & fry till raw smell disappear . Once it turns golden brown , add red chilli powder , dhaniya, garam masala and salt to it.

Fry the masala till the paste leaves oil , now add the cream . Fry for another 2-3 min & add 1/2 cup water . Once the gravy start boiling add the koftas & garam masala powder . Boil for another 2 min & remove from the heat . Sprinkle some chopped green coriender .