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.

Notes:

• 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.