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Lauki Kofta-Bottle gourd Kofta-Lauke ke Kofte

January 21, 2011 by PadhuSankar 40 Comments

Lauki Kofta Curry or bottle gourd (sorakkai in tamil) kofta is a very famous Indian dish which goes well with rice, chapati and parathas. I prepared this delicious kofta gravy at 5 ‘o clock in the evening (to take pictures) but reheated and served it only at 8’ o clock for dinner. The balls were in the gravy for 3 hours and did not break. In fact it was very tasty as the koftas had absorbed the flavors of the gravy .We had it with peas pulav and we loved the combo very much. Try this delicious Bottle gourd kofta curry and I am sure, you will not regret it .

Lauki KoftaLauki Kofta-Lauke ke kofte-Bottle gourd Kofta


How to prepare Koftas

Ingredients needed for Koftas

Bottle gourd – 1 1/2 cup grated
Besan/Bengal gram flour/Kadalai mavu – 6 tbsp or more
Rice flour – 1 tbsp
Cooking soda – a pinch
Onion – 1 medium size finely chopped
Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp finely chopped
Green chilli – 1 finely chopped
Red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

Method

Peel the skin of bottle gourd, remove the seeds and grade using the finer holes of the grater. Take 1 1/2 cups of grated lauki. Squeeze out all the water from the grated bottle gourd.

In a bowl, add grated bottle gourd, besan, rice flour, cooking soda, finely chopped onions, chillies, chilli powder, needed salt and make a firm dough.You can add more besan/ gram flour if there is moisture.

Now make small balls out of it and deep fry the balls in low flame till golden brown. Now your koftas ( see pic below) are ready. Keep it aside.

You will get 14 koftas for this measurement. I added only 12 balls in the gravy.

lauki ke kofte

Gravy for the Kofta


Ingredients needed for the gravy/sauce

Onion – 1 cup chopped
Tomato – 1 cup chopped
Ginger – 1 inch piece
Garlic – 3-4
Cashew nuts – 6

Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Chilli powder – 1 tsp
Coriander Powder – 1 tbsp
Garam Masala – 1 tsp

Thick curd /Yogurt (plain) – 2 tbsp
Fresh cream – 2 tbsp (optional )
Oil -2 tbsp or ( 1 tbsp oil + 1 tbsp butter )
Salt to taste

Preparation

Chop onions and tomatoes roughly.

Soak cashew nuts in hot water for 15 minutes. Drain and keep it aside.

Heat 2 tsp of oil in a pan /kadai, add chopped onions and saute till it turns transparent, add ginger, garlic, tomatoes and saute for some more time. After it cools, grind it to a paste without adding water along with cashew nuts. Keep this onion-tomato paste aside.

bottle gourd koftaMethod

Heat oil + butter in a kadai/pan, add jeera /cumin seeds, when they splutter, add the grounded onion-tomato paste, turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, curd and cook till it leaves oil.


Add 3/4 cup of water and cook for a few more minutes till everything gets blended well.

Drop the kofta balls gently into the gravy and bring it to boil .

Garnish with coriander leaves, fresh cream (optional ) and serve hot.

Lauki kofta gravy or curry can be served with rice,chapati, parathas, ghee rice or any pulav like peas pulav, Vegetable Pulav etc.

This measurement serves 4

More Bottle gourd recipes which goes well with rice and chapati


Bottle gourd kootu
( South Indian style)

Lauki daal recipe

Meet you all again with another interesting recipe, till then it is bye from Padhu of Padhuskitchen.

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Comments

  1. Priti

    January 21, 2011 at 12:16 pm

    Looks so perfect …I made only once so far and just tot in my mind if hav lauki at home …trying ur version for sure

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  2. Hamaree Rasoi

    January 21, 2011 at 12:17 pm

    dear Padhu,
    Your kofta gravy looks very thick and yummy. Was really surprised to hear that your koftas didn't soak up all the gravy ( even after remaining in the gravy for 3 hrs.) !
    Perfect to have this with rotis

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  3. Pari

    January 21, 2011 at 12:26 pm

    Dear Padhu,
    The kofta curry sounds rich with the use of cashewnuts and I liked the bottlegourd vase too.

    Reply
  4. kanthi

    January 21, 2011 at 12:31 pm

    Bottle gourd kofthas look very tempting,would you give me one or two,padmini..

    Reply
  5. GEETHA ACHAL

    January 21, 2011 at 1:12 pm

    அருமையாக வித்தியசமான குறிப்பு…பகிர்வுக்கு நன்றி…

    Reply
  6. S.Menaga

    January 21, 2011 at 1:14 pm

    cute presentatin, delicious gravy!!

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  7. revathi

    January 21, 2011 at 1:43 pm

    the curry looks so yum…such a wonderful presentation …. delicious looking pic.
    Reva

    Reply
  8. Siddhi

    January 21, 2011 at 2:28 pm

    wow very tempting kofats in gravy padhu..vl try sun…nice pics

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  9. Harini

    January 21, 2011 at 2:44 pm

    I have a bottle gourd in my fridge..shall try it out this week!

    Reply
  10. Veggie Hut

    January 21, 2011 at 2:46 pm

    I love lauki only in this form!

    Reply
  11. Kanchana Radhakrishnan

    January 21, 2011 at 3:08 pm

    delicious recipe.

    Reply
  12. Swathi

    January 21, 2011 at 4:00 pm

    Lauki kofta and sauce looks delicious.

    Reply
  13. Sayantani

    January 21, 2011 at 4:41 pm

    delicious recipe. love the lauki tumbler.

    Reply
  14. Santosh Bangar

    January 21, 2011 at 5:00 pm

    perfect kofta and grvey is so tempting
    superb!!!!

    Reply
  15. Pia

    January 21, 2011 at 5:19 pm

    your kofta recipe is very nice. will love to try it.

    A new event has started in my blog , innovative salads. I would be love if you will send recipe for this event

    Innovative Salads

    Reply
  16. Suja Sugathan

    January 21, 2011 at 5:48 pm

    Kofta curry looks very tempting..perfect with rotis.

    Reply
  17. Priya

    January 21, 2011 at 6:13 pm

    Slurp,thats a delicious kofta curry, very tempting..

    Reply
  18. savitha ramesh

    January 21, 2011 at 7:56 pm

    carvings make ur dish more appealing…lovely dish….loving it

    Reply
  19. divya

    January 21, 2011 at 8:24 pm

    This looks so delicious ,mouthwatering recipe.Gr8 clicks !!

    Reply
  20. KavyaNaimish

    January 21, 2011 at 9:56 pm

    Lovely Lauki Vase….n Kofta Curry luks yummmy

    Reply
  21. Jisha

    January 22, 2011 at 12:15 am

    looks perfect and delicious..

    Reply
  22. Smitha

    January 22, 2011 at 12:19 am

    Love the presentation as usual … Delicious recipe !!!

    Reply
  23. Gayathri Kumar

    January 22, 2011 at 12:27 am

    Yummy kofta curry. The carved basket looks so cute..

    Reply
  24. Saras

    January 22, 2011 at 4:46 am

    yummy & tasty kofta curry with lovely presentation..

    Reply
  25. jeyashrisuresh

    January 22, 2011 at 7:13 am

    koftas looks great,and love the recipe

    Reply
  26. G

    January 22, 2011 at 7:32 am

    That is a delicious kofta..Have never heard of Lauki Kofta…Great recipe..

    http://ensamayalarangam.blogspot.com

    Reply
  27. Jaisy James

    January 22, 2011 at 11:52 am

    wow delicious kofta curry. nice recipe

    Reply
  28. Gouri Guha

    January 22, 2011 at 2:03 pm

    The koftas look great and the curry inviting.

    Reply
  29. Varunavi

    January 22, 2011 at 4:08 pm

    Nice curry,will try it soon 🙂

    Reply
  30. Kairali sisters

    January 22, 2011 at 6:34 pm

    I was thinking of making kofta for dinner today..and you came with recipe at the right time..

    Reply
  31. the foodie

    January 22, 2011 at 8:35 pm

    Mouthwatering koftas and so nicely carved basket.

    Reply
  32. Angela

    January 23, 2011 at 3:07 am

    I am so glad you stopped by my blog and left a message. This recipe is wonderful. Kofta is a personal favorite of mine, and yours looks delicious!

    Reply
  33. Vegetarian Zest

    January 23, 2011 at 9:01 am

    I'm craving for this…surely gonna make it tonite.

    Reply
  34. sneh

    January 26, 2011 at 2:09 am

    Mouthwatering…am drooling here 🙂

    Reply
  35. suma

    April 15, 2011 at 6:01 pm

    Guests are coming…I will try this..it looks different..Good Presentation!!!

    Reply
  36. Hayakreevan Guru

    July 13, 2012 at 2:28 pm

    மிக நன்று. இதை நான் செய்து பார்ப்பேன்.

    Reply
  37. suw

    July 24, 2012 at 11:30 am

    I made my mind to prepare kofta curry now…but dont have a cooking soda…wats the use of it and is it mandatory?

    Reply
  38. Anu raj

    May 6, 2013 at 10:01 am

    delicious Recipe

    Reply
  39. Seetha

    June 7, 2014 at 10:10 am

    100 thanks, paddu…I'm newly married..my mother-inlaw told to do something with sorakkai..I dint know anything..I googled n got ur recipe..came out really well the koftas were sooo soft…n I was so happy with the praises I got from my family.

    Since it was with rice, I made small changes..I added grounded coconut n sambar powder..awesome

    Thank you loads..Sweta

    Reply
  40. J SP

    July 15, 2014 at 2:45 pm

    Padhuu…this recipe is awesome.. i did it ..and was so tasty.. thanks for the recipe..

    Reply

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