Bottlegourd/Lauki/Doodhi Kofta Curry

I got the kofta recipe from my friend (long back!). While going through a recipe book, I came across this sauce which I liked it very much and tried it on the koftas.

Ingredients:

Bottlegourd - 1 lb
Gram flour - 4 tbsp (plus for dusting)

Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder -1 tsp

Garam masala - 1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder - 2 pinch

Salt (as required)

Coriander leaves -1 tsp (chopped)

Oil (for deep frying)

Sauce/gravy:

Onions - 2 (medium-chopped)

Tomato puree - from 3 medium tomatoes

Garlic -2 cloves (crushed & chopped)

Grated coconut - 2 tablespoons

Yogurt - 1 tbsp

Green chillies - 1 (optional)
Cumin powder- 1/2 tsp

Red chilli powder - 1 tsp

Coriander powder - 2 tsp

Cream - 2 tbsp

Oil (as required)

Salt

Coriander leaves (chopped) - as required

Method:

Peel the skin and remove the seeds from the bottlegourd.

Grate the bottlegourd.

Add salt and let it be for 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes, squeeze out all the water from the grated bottlegourd.

This water can be used in gravy later.

Now add the chillipowder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, coriander leaves and mix with the grated bottle gourd.

Then add 4 tbsp of gram flour and mix.

Now heat the oil in a frying pan.

If you want you can a little more salt to the above mixture and divide and shape them into balls.

Now dust the koftas with the gram flour.

Slowly drop them in the medium-hot oil and fry them.

Once they are done remove and keep it on a kitchen towel paper.

Method for sauce/gravy:

Grind the coconut, green chillies and yogurt into a paste.

Heat the oil in a pan.

To the oil add the onions and fry.

Add the garlic and fry.

Then add the tomato puree and mix well.

Now add the salt, chilli powder, coriander powder and cumin powder.

Mix well. Now add the bottlegourd water and little water and mix.

When it starts to boil, add the ground paste and mix.

Add the cream and stir.

Now add the fried koftas and cover and cook for 3 minutes.

(OR) Add the koftas in the gravy while serving and garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve with chapathis, rice or naans.

This is sent off to Viki's "Side dish for Chapathi" event.

Posted in: Curry, side dish, Veg