Ingredients

• For the kofta:
• 1 - small lauki
• 1/2 kg - besan
• 1 tbsp - dhaniya-jeera powder
• Green chillies - Finely chopped
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep fry
• For the gravy:
• 1 cup - curd
• 2 - onions (finely chopped)
• 2 - tomatoes, finely chopped
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
• 1/4 coconut - Grated
• A small piece of tamarind
• 1 tbsp - garam masala
• 1 tbsp - red chilli powder

How to Make Lauki koftas in gravy (Dudhi Koftas)

• For the kofta:
• Peel and grate the lauki.
• Squeeze out the water and keep aside.
• Mix the besan, lauki, dhaniya-jeera powder and salt by adding a little water to make the dough. (Water kept aside from the squeezed lauki can be used)
• Prepare small balls and deep fry till golden brown and keep aside.
• Make a hole in the kofta with a fork. (Care must be taken to ensure that they should not break).
• For the gravy:
• Grind the coconut along with the tamarind into a fine paste and keep aside.
• Fry the onion and tomatoes in a kadai with 1 tbsp oil till onions are golden brown.
• Add the ginger garlic paste, the coconut tamarind paste and the water from the squeezed lauki and bring it to boil till the mixture starts becoming a little thick.
• Once, it starts boiling, add garam masala and red chilli powder and salt and then drop the koftas in it.
• Once, this starts boiling, wait for 2-3 minutes.
• Remove from fire and add the curd.