Lauki Ke Kofte

For the Koftas

1 kg Lauki (Bottle Guards) peeled and grated

1 onion grated ( one can also add few thinly cut onion pieces for crunch)

2-3 green chilly (thinly cut)

Red Chilly powder-1/2 tsp

Ginger garlic paste-1 tsp

Besan- 1 cup or as much will dissolve the lauki properly

Salt- 1/2 tsp or according to taste

For the masala

1 Onion

2 tomotoes

2 tsp coriander powder

1 tsp red chilly powder

1/2 tsp tumeric powder

Salt- 1/2 to 1 tsp according to taste

Oil for frying and masala

1 tsp Cumin seeds for masala

Coriander leaves for garnishing

Recipe

1. Wash , peel and grate the launki.

2. Squeeze water from the launki and keep in a bowl.

3. Squeeze water from the grated onion and add in the same bowl.

4. Add rest of the ingredients except besan.

5. Add besan and mix it all nicely and make into nice dough.

6. Take small pieces from the dough and make small pakoras sized balls.

7. Heat oil in a kadai and make the pakoras and take it out and drain oil on a paper and keep it aside.

8. Mix the masala ingredients except salt in a grinder.

9. Take oil in a pan and heat it.

10. Add cumin seeds to the oil and let it splutter.

11. Put the mixture along with salt and fry it till it leaves oil and is done like bhuna masala. Keep adding water and do it.

12. Add water according to consistency for the gravy and boil it for few minutes

13. When water is boiled add the pakoras and coriander leaves and cook for4-5 minutes so that koftas become soft and serve.

Note: We can make kofta raitas too by adding the fried koftas in dahi .