Lauki garam masala “kofta”

Lauki garam masala “kofta” Recipe

Recipe Type: Lunch/Dinner | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Preparation Time: 5 mins| Cooking time: 40 mins | serves:2-3

Kofta gravy is among my top favorites and I am sure it is loved by every age group people. Kofta made with any stuffing tastes just yummy, but lauki kofta is among top of my list. This recipe is something very awesome, takes very less time to prepare and don’t needs lots of veggies or masala ingredients. Lauki can be easily taken from market and really good for health...have a look on the recipe.

Ingredients:

1 large onion

1 small tomato

1 star anise

1 small stick Cinnamon

2 teaspoon oil

1 cup water

Oil for deep frying

Salt as per your taste

Garam Masala Ingredients:

2 small teaspoon coriander seeds

1 teaspoon fennel seed

1 green cardamom

1/2 stick cinnamon

5-6 Black Pepper seeds

8-9 garlic clove

3-4 red chili

1 teaspoon turmeric powder

Kofta Ingredients:

1small size bottle gourd (peeled and grated)

1 large teaspoon besan

1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder

½ teaspoon black paper

Salt as per your taste

Kitchen utensils required:

• 2 non-stick pan (I prefer: Vinod Zest Non- Stick Friendly Pan)

• 2 Spatula (I prefer: PINDIA Wooden Curved Spoons)
• 20 bowls (I prefer: Borosil Mixing Bowl)
• 1 Mixer-grinder( I prefer: Prestige Hero 550- Watt Mixer Grinder)
• 1 Grater (I prefer: Pearl Store Easy Grater)
• 1 Chopper (I prefer: Genius Nicer Dicer Plus Multi Chopper Vegetable Cutter Fruit slicer)
• 1 Water jug

Step by step procedure:

Make gravy

 Step-1 Make fine paste of all the garam masala ingredients in a grinder. Heat the deep fry pan, add oil, star anise,cinnamon and add finely chopped onion and fry it. 

Step-2  Now add paste of garam masala ingredients and chopped tomato  into that pan and mix everything well. Now cover it with lid and cook masala for 4-5 minutes at low flame. Now add salt, and water . Mix everything well and cover pan with lid and cook it on medium flame for 3-4 minutes. Gravy for kofta is ready. 

 Step-3 Make kofta’s

In a bowl add all the kofta ingredients and keep aside it for 5 minutes. Now deep fry kofta’s in a fry pan.

Step-4 Now add kofta’s to the gravy.

 Garnish it with finely chopped coriander leaves.

 Enjoy it with plane rice…….!!

Tips:

• Add besan in very less amount otherwise your kofta's will not taste well.
• Add very less amount of water for making  thick gravy.
• Add kofta,s in the gravy at the time of serving otherwise it will soak all the gravy.

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