Lauki Kofta Curry | Bottle gourd dumpling curry
Lauki kofta curry - Grated bottle gourd, gram flour and spices are shaped into a patties, pan-fried and served with a rich creamy and delicious onion tomato curry sauce.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 406kcal
Ingredients
1 Cup = 250ml ; 1 Tablespoon = 15ml ; 1 Teaspoon = 5ml
For koftas
- 1 cup Bottle Gourd peeled and shredded
- 2 Green Chillies finely chopped
- ½ Teaspoon Ginger finely chopped
- ½ Teaspoon Garam Masala
- ¼ cup Gram Flour
- 1 Tablespoon Coriander chopped
- Salt as required
- 5-6 Tablespoons Oil
For Gravy / Curry Sauce
- 2 + 1 Tablespoon Oil
- 2 medium size Onion chopped
- 1 large Tomato chopped
- 2 inch Ginger peeled and chopped
- 2-3 cloves Garlic
- ¼ cup Cashews
- 1 Tablespoon Almonds
- 1 Tablespoon Melon Seeds
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 1 inch Cassia / Dalchini
- 3 Cardamom
- 4 Cloves
- 1 Star Anise
- 1 Teaspoon Chilli Powder
- ¼ Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- ½ Teaspoon Garam Masala
- ½ Teaspoon Coriander Powder
- ½ Teaspoon Cumin Powder
- Salt as required
- Handful Coriander chopped
Instructions
For kofta
- Firstly, line a wide bowl with cheese cloth, add grated bottle gourd, wrap the cheesecloth around itself and squeeze as much moisture as possible and save it to use later in curry sauce.1 cup Bottle Gourd
- In a wide bowl, add squeezed bottle gourd, green chillies, ginger, coriander, garam masala, gram flour, salt and mix until well combined.2 Green Chillies, ½ Teaspoon Garam Masala, ¼ cup Gram Flour, 1 Tablespoon Coriander, Salt, ½ Teaspoon Ginger
- Take a lime size ball from the mixture and press gently in your palm to make a medium thick patties.
- Heat oil in a pan, fry the patties on medium heat flipping once or twice for even browning.5-6 Tablespoons Oil
- Remove them from pan and drain over kitchen towel to remove excess oil.
To prepare gravy/curry sauce
- In a saucepan heat 2 tbsp oil over medium high.2 + 1 Tablespoon Oil
- When hot, add onions, stir and fry for 2 -3 minutes or until soft and translucent.2 medium size Onion
- Now add garlic, ginger, cashews, almonds, melon seeds, cassia, cardamom, cloves, star aniseed, bay leaf, sauté for a minute.½ Teaspoon Ginger , 2 inch Ginger, ¼ cup Cashews, 1 Tablespoon Almonds, 1 Tablespoon Melon Seeds, 1 Bay Leaf, 1 inch Cassia / Dalchini, 3 Cardamom, 4 Cloves, 1 Star Anise, 2-3 cloves Garlic
- Then add chopped tomatoes, sauté it and simmer for 4-5 minutes.1 large Tomato
- Allow the mixture to cool down to room temperature and blend it to a smooth sauce.
- In the same sauce pan, heat 1 tbsp oil over medium flame.
- Add the blended onion tomato sauce, chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala, cumin powder and salt.1 Teaspoon Chilli Powder, ¼ Teaspoon Turmeric Powder, ½ Teaspoon Garam Masala, ½ Teaspoon Coriander Powder, ½ Teaspoon Cumin Powder, Salt
- Stir well so that all the spices blends well with the sauce.
- Now cut the heat to lowest setting, add 2 cups water, moisture squeezed out from bottle gourd, stir, put the lid on and simmer for 10 -15 minutes or until it reaches desired consistency.
- Drop fried dumplings gently one by one into the curry sauce.
- Adjust the dumplings in curry sauce so that they are almost submerged, simmer for couple of minutes, add coriander leaves and turn off the heat.Handful Coriander
- Serve healthy and creamy kofta curry with roti, chapathi or rice.
Notes
Gram flour acts as a binding agent for the dumplings. Add just enough to bind the ingredients.
Adjust spices as per your preferred taste.
Melon seeds are used to get a good consistency to the sauce and a nice texture as well. You may skip it.
Do not forget to squeeze out as much moisture as possible from the bottle gourd, else you cannot make dumplings.
The above measurement yields 11 medium size koftas.
Nutrition
Calories: 406kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 99mg | Potassium: 473mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 570IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 3mg
