One day I offered my maid a bowl of the veggie. She liked it very much and asked for the recipe. After a week she told me that it is such a simple and tasty recipe that she made it almost every day for dinner the past week because her children loved the recipe very much. (Well now I haven’t asked her if she makes it or not ;-)).
I told this thing to my husband. He told me that, very good, you’ve brought a change, even though small one, in someone’s life. I was so happy to hear that. :)
Let us start cooking!!!
Ingredients:
For lauki kofta
Lauki/Doodhi (Bottle Gourd): ½ cup peeled and grated
Ginger: 1/2 tsp grated
Besan (Gram flour): 4 tbsp
Turmeric powder: 1/8 tsp
Coriander Powder: 1 tsp
Red chilly powder: 1 tsp
Carom seeds: ½ tsp powdered/crushed
Cumin seeds: 1 tsp powdered/crushed
Asafetida: a pinch
Coriander leaves: 1 tbsp
Salt as per taste
For the tomato gravy
Tomatoes: 2 medium finely chopped
Onion: 1 medium finely chopped
Ginger: 1 tsp grated
Oil: 1 tbsp
Asafetida: a pinch
Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
Mustard seeds: 1 tsp
Curry leaves: 4-5
Coriander powder: 2 tsp
Turmeric powder: ¼ tsp
Red chilly powder: 1 tsp
Black peppercorns: 2 crushed
Laung/cloves: 1 crushed
Curd: 1 tbsp (Optional)
Coriander Leaves: 1 tbsp finely chopped
Method:
1. Combine lauki, ginger, besan (gram flour), turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chilly powder, carom seeds, cumin seeds, asafetida, coriander leaves, and salt in a bowl.
2. If the mixture is tight then add some water and stir it nicely.
3. Keep a spoonful of this mixture aside for adding to the gravy.
4. Heat oil in a kadai. Take a spoonful mixture of kofta and add it to oil. Add as many as there is space in the kadai. Then fry the koftas on medium slow flame till golden brown in color.
5. Drain and keep aside for later use.
6. In a pan heat oil.
7. Add asafetida and mustard seeds. Let it splutter.
8. Then add cumin seeds, black peppercorns, clove and curry leaves. Fry for a few seconds.
9. Add ginger and fry till the raw smell has gone off.
10. Add onions and fry till translucent.
11. Add tomatoes, coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chilly powder and salt.
12. Stir well and fry till the oil is separated from the tomatoes.
13. Now add the spoonful of lauki mixture with 2 ½ cups of water. Give it a nice stir.
14. Let it simmer for 8-10 minutes.
15. Now add curd and stir.
16. Add the koftas, simmer for 2-3 minutes.
17. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
Tips:
1. If you want the koftas to be soft then add a little more water to the lauki batter.
2. The consistency of the gravy can be adjusted as per your need.
See you soon with a new recipe till then Happy Cooking!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment