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Recipe: Lauki Paneer Kofta Curry

October 27, 2023 12:40 IST

Mention lauki, brinjal, tinda, tendli or tondli and it instantly draws a certain unpleasant reaction from people.

Obviously, we are talking about the majority of folks who would easily add some of these vegetables to their long list of avoidable sabzis in daily cooking.

I used to do the same when I was a kid.

Now as a mother of a picky six year old, my challenge is to find new ways to incorporate some of these unpopular veggies into his daily diet.

For this particular recipe, which I call Lauki Paneer Kofta, I have tried to blend lauki or bottle gourd with paneer that my son loves, to create a kofta curry that can be relished with rice and rotis.

 Lauki Paneer Kofta

IMAGE: Lauki Paneer Kofta is a good match with naans, parathas or phulkas, but it also tastes lovely with steamed rice.
Photograph: Divya Nair

Lauki Paneer Kofta

Serves: 3-4

Ingredients

For the kofta

For the gravy

Method

For the kofta

For the gravy

Editor's Note: For Jain Lauki Paneer Koftas, skip the onions.

For vegan koftas, skip the paneer and reduce the besan to less than a cup.

DIVYA NAIR