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 .
