Lauki Koftas

Not much of ingredients and no unecessary measurements. Very simple, light and nutritious. And of course, very tasty!

Take half a lauki, grate, squeeze out the water. Add corn flour or all purpose flour or maida to it till it binds. Add green chillies, cashew peices, finely-cut coriander leaves and salt to this. Make balls immediately and either deep fry them or bake them in the oven at 300 C till they are light brown in colour.

To make the gravy, fry one onion till brown in a little ghee or oil along with 2 cloves of garlic. Boil half an onion in a little water or in microwave. Take one inch ginger, 10 cashew nuts(whole), add the garlic-onion-fry and the boiled onion and make a paste adding milk instead of water. Remove, keep aside and puree one big tomato or two small tomatoes. Add everything to the pan and boil till it thickens. (If not very thick, add a little curd towards the end.) Add one T spoon of Priya Garam masala or home-made containing only with cardamom(elaichi), cloves(laung), cinnamon(dalchin) and cumin(zeera).Add red chilli powder and salt as per taste.(Remember that any kofta curry is a semi-sweet curry and so shouldn't be very spicy.) Add a pinch of kasuri methi and turn off the heat.

Pour this gravy on the warm koftas and serve hot. Do not heat after the koftas are added.