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Old 23rd January 2007, 05:58 AM
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Thumbs down Bottle Gourd Koftha

  • Ingredients:
  • 1 Medium size bottle gourd
  • 3/4 Cup Channa dal Flour (Besan)
  • 4 - 6 green chilly
  • A pinch of Baking Soda
  • Salt
  • Ghee or Oil to fry
  • For Gravy:
  • Tomato 2 - 3
  • Onion 1 - 2
  • Ginger garlic paste 1 tbs
  • Red chilly powder 1 sp
  • Coriander powder 1 sp
  • Salt
Method:
.Remove the skin of bottle gourd and grate it.
.Squeeze it with out water.
.Add Channa dal flour, salt and chopped green chilies.
.Dont add water. Keep oil in a pan.
.Make small balls out of the prepared dough and deep fry them.
.Keep aside.
.Make gravy and put the balls in that and bring it to a boil.
.Remove from the fire and add some coriander leaves and serve with chapatti or puri.

.To make gravy, Put tomatoes in hot water and remove the skin after one minute.
.Smash tomatoes.
.Cut onions, and fry with ginger garlic paste.
.Then add red chilly powder and coriander powder.
.Add salt and allow the gravy to boil for a while.
.After 10 minutes, add the koftas in that and again bring it to a boil.
Note: Grind tomatoes and Onions together in a mixture grinder and grind them.
Actually we are adding chopped chilies with the kofta.
If you need more 'hot' add some green chilies while grinding tomatoes and onions.
You can use 'chow chow' instead of bottle gourd.
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