Lauki ke Kofte
Equipment
- Bowl
- Kadhai
- Heavy-based Pan
- Slotted spoon
- Blender
- Food processor
Ingredients
- 1 kg Marrow or Bottle gourd (Calabash) peeled and grated
- 2 tablespoons Gram (Chickpea) flour
- 1 Ginger 2.5-cm / 1-inch piece fresh, peeled and, chopped
- 2 tablespoons Coriander (Cilantro) leaves chopped
- 2-3 Green chillies de-seeded and chopped
- 250 g Ghee (1 cup), for frying
For the sauce
- 1 Ginger 2.5-cm / 1-inch piece fresh, peeled
- 10 Garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon Coriander seeds
- 1/2 tablespoon Cumin seeds
- 4 tablespoons Ghee
- 3 Onions grated
- 4 Tomatoes chopped
- 100 ml Natural (plain) yoghurt (1/2 cup)
- Salt
Instructions
- Grate the marrow and squeeze out all the moisture by pressing it between your hands. Put into a large bowl, add the gram flour, ginger, coriander, and chillies, and mix together. Roll the mixture into walnut-sized balls.
- Heat the ghee in a kadhai or deep, heavy-based pan over medium heat. Working in batches, gently lower the koftas into the hot ghee and fry for about 2-3 minutes, or until golden. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
- To make the sauce, put the ginger, garlic, coriander, and cumin seeds in a small blender or food processor and process until ground. Set aside.
- Heat 4 tablespoons ghee in a large, heavy-based pan over medium heat, add the grated onions and, fry for about 3 minutes, or until golden brown. Stir in the ground paste and stir-fry for 5 minutes, adding 1-2 teaspoons water occasionally to prevent the mixture from burning and catching on the base (bottom) of the pan.
- Add the tomatoes and cook for a further 5-7 minutes, or until the ghee separates from the paste. Season with salt and add the yoghurt.
- Pour in 375ml / 13fl oz (1 1/2 cups) water and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Just before serving, add the koftas to the sauce and simmer over low heat for about 5 minutes, or until the koftas are hot.
Nutrition
Sodium: 431mgCalcium: 603mgVitamin C: 115mgVitamin A: 4305IUSugar: 37gFiber: 19gPotassium: 3099mgCholesterol: 807mgCalories: 3282kcalSaturated Fat: 195gFat: 317gProtein: 21gCarbohydrates: 111gIron: 11mg
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