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Bottle gourd kofta curry

Kofta in India is generally a meatball dish which is usually made with minced or ground meat like mutton or lamb. This dish is a vegetarian version and is made with grated bottle gourd. This goes very well with vegetable biryani or roti.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Cuisine: Indian
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • For kofta:
  • ½ kg bottle gourd
  • 150 g chickpea flour
  • 2 green chillies
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 1 Tbsp coriander leaves chopped
  • salt to taste
  • oil for deep frying
  • For curry:
  • 4 medium sized tomatoes
  • 3 green chillies
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 1 cup curd
  • 1 Tbsp oil
  • pinch of asafetida
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • ¼ tsp garam masala
  • ¼ tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 Tbsp coriander leaves chopped
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • salt to taste

Method
 

  1. Grate the bottle guard and add thinly chopped green chilli, ginger, coriander, chickpea flour and salt in a bowl and mix them properly. Leave it for 5 minutes.
  2. Take a deep bottomed pan for deep frying. Add oil to it.
  3. Take one Tbsp mixture, make a ball of it and deep fry until it turns brown. Repeat the same for rest of the mixture. Set them aside.
  4. Take a pan and heat oil.
  5. Add cumin seeds and asafetida. Fry for 2 min.
  6. Add turmeric powder, coriander powder and red chilli powder to it. Cook for 2 min.
  7. Add the tomato paste into the masala and cook it until the masala releases the oil on the sides.
  8. Add the curd into the masala and continue stirring. When it starts boiling, pour one glass of water into the masala. Continue stirring.
  9. Add salt and garam masala to the curry. Mix well.
  10. Add the kofta to the gravy and cook until kofta are well coated for 2 to 3 minutes.
  11. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with roti or vegetable biryani.