Lau Er Kofta Curry Recipe (Bengali Style Doodhi Dumplings In Tomato Based Gravy)

Name: Lau Er Kofta Curry Recipe (Bengali Style Doodhi Dumplings In Tomato Based Gravy)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 piece Bottle Gourd (1 Bottle gourd (lauki) grated); 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste (1 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste); ½ tsp Panch Phoran (1/2 teaspoon Panch Phoran Masala); 3 pieces Green Chili (1 Green Chilli finely chopped + 2 Green Chillies); ⅓ cup Gram Flour (1/3 cup Gram flour (besan) (adjust as needed)); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt to taste + Salt to taste); 1 tsp Ajwain (1 teaspoon Ajwain (Carom seeds)); 1 piece Bay Leaves (1 Bay leaf (tej patta)); 1 piece Yellow Onion (1 Onion chopped); 2 pieces Tomato (2 Tomato chopped); 1 piece Ginger (1 inch Ginger peeled); 5 cloves Garlic (5 cloves Garlic); ¼ tsp Ground Turmeric (1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)); ½ tsp Cumin Powder (1/2 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)); 1 tbsp Ground coriander (1 tablespoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)); 0 pieces Granulated Sugar (Sugar a pinch); 0 pieces Vegetable Oil (Oil to cook); 1 pinch Cilantro (Coriander (Dhania) Leaves a few sprigs, chopped)

Lau Er Kofta Curry Recipe (Bengali Style Doodhi Dumplings In Tomato Based Gravy) - Kofta Recipes (Indian)

55 minIndian

Servings4

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

Bottle Gourd1 piece · 1 Bottle gourd (lauki) grated
Ginger Garlic Paste1 tsp · 1 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
Panch Phoran½ tsp · 1/2 teaspoon Panch Phoran Masala
Green Chili3 pieces · 1 Green Chilli finely chopped + 2 Green Chillies
Gram Flour⅓ cup · 1/3 cup Gram flour (besan) (adjust as needed)
Table Salt0 pieces · Salt to taste + Salt to taste
Ajwain1 tsp · 1 teaspoon Ajwain (Carom seeds)
Bay Leaves1 piece · 1 Bay leaf (tej patta)
Yellow Onion1 piece · 1 Onion chopped
Tomato2 pieces · 2 Tomato chopped
Ginger1 piece · 1 inch Ginger peeled
Garlic5 cloves · 5 cloves Garlic
Ground Turmeric¼ tsp · 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
Cumin Powder½ tsp · 1/2 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
Ground coriander1 tbsp · 1 tablespoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
Granulated Sugar0 pieces · Sugar a pinch
Vegetable Oil0 pieces · Oil to cook
Cilantro1 pinch · Coriander (Dhania) Leaves a few sprigs, chopped

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Steps

1To begin making Lau Er Kofta Curry Recipe, grate the bottle gourd first. With your palms, squeeze out the water as much as you can. Reserve the juice which can be used in the gravy.
2Microwave the grated bottle gourd on high for 3 minutes. Allow it to cool and squeeze again if required.
3To the grated bottle gourd add ginger paste, garlic paste, chilies, salt, garam masala and gram flour. Mix everything well to form koftas. Gram flour is used for binding so add it little by little and just enough to form the koftas.
4Meanwhile preheat the oven at 200 degrees for a few minutes.
5Grease a baking dish, place the koftas on the dish. Drizzle a bit of oil/brush with oil and bake in a preheated oven at 200 degrees for 15 minutes and grill for 10 minutes.
6Meanwhile in a mixer grinder, grind the tomatoes along with ginger, garlic and green chillies.
7For making the gravy, in a kadai (preferably non-stick), heat a little oil and temper with shahi jeera. Once they sizzle, add bay leaf and saute for a few seconds. Add the chopped onions. Saute well till they turn translucent.
8When the onions turns translucent, add the pureed mix of tomatoes, cumin powder, coriander powder, salt and sugar. Stir well to combine everything.
9Saute the masalas till it comes together from the sides of the pan. Then add required amount of water to form a gravy. You might want to make it a bit more runny since the water is also absorbed by the koftas and the gravy thicken once the koftas are added.
10Let the gravy simmer for 4-5 minutes on a low heat, check the seasoning and adjust salt & spices if required.
11Add the koftas and let the gravy simmer for another 2-3 minutes.
12Finish it by adding the garam masala and chopped coriander leaves. Turn off the flame and keep it covered for the flavors to combine before serving.
13Serve Lau Er Kofta Curry Recipe (Bengali Style Doodhi Dumplings In Tomato Based Gravy) as a side dish with a Bengali meal of rice, Luchi Recipe or Garlic Naan Without Yeast Recipe and Cholar Dal Recipe. You can serve Fish Sukka Recipe on the sides as well, for a meal treat to your family.