# No onion no Garlic Lauki Kofta

This creamy, flavorful Lauki Kofta recipe is made without onion or garlic and pairs perfectly with Lauki Peel Thecha.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 medium Lauki
- 0.5 tsp Salt
- 200 g Paneer
- 3 tbsp Roasted Besan
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- 0.5 tsp Cumin Powder
- 1 tsp Crushed Kasuri Methi
- 1 chopped Green Chilli
- 2 tbsp Chopped Coriander
- 2 tbsp Chopped Mixed Nuts (Cashews, Almonds)
- 1 tbsp Chopped Raisins
- 2 tbsp Ghee
- Dry Red Chili
- Coriander Stems
- 3 chopped Tomato
- 10 Cashew
- splash Water
- 1 tbsp Mustard Oil
- Whole Spices
- Dry Masale
- Dahi
- little bit Besan
- 1 Bay leaf
- 2 Green Cardamom
- 3 Cloves
- 6 Black Peppercorns
- 1 Dry Kashmiri Red Chilli
- 1 tsp Crushed Coriander Seeds
- 1 tsp Crushed Fennel Seeds
- 0.5 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 tbsp Chole Masala
- 1 tsp Jaggery

## Instructions

1. Peel the lauki.
2. Grate the lauki.
3. Squeeze out all the water from the grated lauki using a muslin cloth.
4. Grate paneer.
5. Mash the paneer well.
6. Add chopped coriander, crushed nuts, spices, roasted besan, and salt to the lauki and paneer mixture.
7. Mix all the ingredients well to form a dough.
8. Shape the mixture into oval koftas.
9. Cook the koftas on a tawa with ghee on medium flame until crispy and golden brown.
10. For the gravy, sauté dry red chili, coriander stems, tomato, and cashew in ghee.
11. Grind the sautéed ingredients into a smooth paste and then sieve it.
12. In the same pan, add ghee and mustard oil, then add whole spices and dry masalas.
13. Add the tomato mixture to the pan and cook well.
14. To make it creamy, whisk dahi with a little bit of besan.
15. Add the dahi mixture to the gravy, cover, and cook until the oil is released.
16. Smoke the gravy.
17. Garnish the gravy.
18. Plate the lauki kofta.

## Equipment

- Peeler
- Grater
- Muslin cloth
- Strainer
- Tawa
- Spatula
- Kadhai
- Grinder
- Sieve
- Ladle
- Foil

## Tips

- Do not throw away the lauki peels; make a lauki peel thecha from them.
- Add more besan if the kofta mixture is too moist.
- Smoke the gravy for an earthy flavor.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMaPIN-MRbz/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/39e9cd4d-f890-47f5-ad2e-b7d1c231c21f
- Extracted: 2025-09-28

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