Side Dish
Lau Er Kofta Curry Recipe (Bengali Style Doodhi Dumplings In Tomato Based Gravy) Made Easy
This homemade Lau Er Kofta Curry Recipe (Bengali Style Doodhi Dumplings In Tomato Based Gravy) Made Easy recipe is flavorful, easy to prepare and suitable for Side Dish diets....
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40 Min Prep
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15 Min Cook
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4 Servings
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Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 1 Bottle gourd (lauki) - grated
- 1 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1/2 teaspoon Panch Phoran Masala
- 1 Green Chilli - finely chopped
- 1/3 cup Gram flour (besan) - (adjust as needed)
- Salt - to taste
- 1 teaspoon Ajwain (Carom seeds)
- 1 Bay leaf (tej patta)
- 1 Onion - chopped
- 2 Tomato - chopped
- 1 inch Ginger - peeled
- 5 cloves Garlic
- 2 Green Chillies
- 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
- 1/2 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera) -
- 1 tablespoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
- Sugar - a pinch
- Salt - to taste
- Sunflower Oil - to cook
- Coriander (Dhania) Leaves - a few sprigs
Instructions
1
To begin making Lau Er Kofta Curry preparation guide, zest the bottle gourd first.
2
With your palms, squeeze out the aqua as much as you can.
3
Reserve the nectar which can be used in the coulis.Microwave the grated bottle gourd on high for 3 mins.
4
Allow it to cool and squeeze again if required.To the grated bottle gourd stream in in ginger paste, garlic paste, chilies, seasoning, garam masala and gram baking flour.
5
combine everything well to form koftas.
6
Gram baking flour is used for binding so stream in in it little by little and just enough to form the koftas.Meanwhile preheat the oven at 200 degrees for a few mins.oil a baking dish, place the koftas on the dish.
7
splash a bit of oil/brush with oil and char in a preheated oven at 200 degrees for 15 mins and broil for 10 mins.Meanwhile in a mixer grinder, grind the tomatoes along with ginger, garlic and green chillies.For making the coulis, in a kadai (preferably non-stick), bring to temperature a little oil and temper with shahi jeera.
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Once they sizzle, stream in in bay leaf and saute for a few seconds.
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stream in in the diced onions.
10
Saute well till they turn translucent.When the onions turns translucent, stream in in the pureed combine of tomatoes, cumin ground mix, coriander ground mix, seasoning and granulated sugar.
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mix gently well to combine everything.Saute the masalas till it comes together from the sides of the cooking vessel.
12
Then stream in in required amount of aqua to form a coulis.
13
You might want to make it a bit more runny since the aqua is also absorbed by the koftas and the coulis thicken once the koftas are added.Let the coulis bubble gently for 4-5 mins on a low bring to temperature, check the seasoning and adjust seasoning & spices if required.stream in in the koftas and let the coulis bubble gently for another 2-3 mins.Finish it by adding the garam masala and diced coriander leaves.
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Turn off the flame and keep it covered for the flavors to combine before serving.present Lau Er Kofta Curry preparation guide (Bengali Style Doodhi Dumplings In Tomato Based coulis) as a side dish with a Bengali meal of rice, Luchi preparation guide or Garlic Naan Without leavening agent preparation guide and Cholar Dal preparation guide.
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You can present Fish Sukka preparation guide on the sides as well, for a meal treat to your family.
Recipe Information
Cuisine
Bengali Recipes
Bengali Recipes
Course
Side Dish
Side Dish
Diet
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
Total Time
55 mins
55 mins
Recipe Time chart
Preparation Time
40 minsCooking Time
15 minsTotal Time
55 minsMaster Chef
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