# Lauki Kofta

Stop making the same old boring Lauki ki Sabzi like this and let me show you how to make a no onion, no garlic, creamy Lauki Kofta that slaps.

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

## Ingredients

- 1 medium Lauki
- 0.5 tsp Salt
- 200 g Grated 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 Finely chopped green chilli
- 2 tbsp Chopped coriander
- 2 tbsp Chopped mixed nuts (cashews, almonds)
- 1 tbsp Chopped raisins
- 2 tbsp Ghee
- 1 tsp Chopped ginger
- 3 Chopped tomatoes
- 1 Chopped carrot
- 2 tbsp Chopped coriander stems
- 10 Soaked cashews
- 1 tbsp Mustard oil
- 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 (optional)
- 0.5 cup Whisked yogurt
- Besan

## Instructions

1. Peel and grate the lauki.
2. Add the grated lauki into a cloth and squeeze out all the water.
3. Add grated paneer to the squeezed lauki and mix well.
4. Add chopped coriander, crushed nuts, spices (chilli powder, coriander powder, roasted besan for binding), and salt to the lauki and paneer mixture.
5. Mix everything thoroughly to form a dough.
6. Shape the mixture into oval-shaped koftas.
7. Cook the koftas on a tawa with ghee over medium flame until they are crisp and golden.
8. For the gravy, sauté dry red chili, coriander stems, tomato, and cashew in a pan.
9. Grind the sautéed ingredients into a paste and sieve it.
10. In the same pan, add ghee and mustard oil, then add whole spices and dry masalas.
11. Add the tomato mixture to the spices and cook well.
12. Whisk curd with a little bit of besan and add it to the gravy.
13. Add the cooked koftas to the gravy, cover, and cook until the oil is released.
14. Smoke the gravy, garnish it, and plate it up.

## Equipment

- Peeler
- Grater
- Muslin cloth
- Strainer
- Tawa
- Spatula
- Pan
- Blender
- Sieve
- Ladle
- Foil

## Tips

- Do not throw away the lauki peels; make a lauki peel thecha from them. The recipe is pinned below.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMaPIN-MRbz/?igsh=aWN2cWV2c3g0Ym92
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/944ca319-b715-4642-aefe-718f1f30421d
- Extracted: 2025-08-29

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