Bottle gourd kofta curry

Ingredients:

For kofta's:

1.Bottle gourd-1/2 cup (peeloff and grated
2.Gram flour-3tbsp
3.Chilli powder-1tsp
4.Garam masala-1/2tsp
5.Salt to taste
6.Oil- for deep fry



For Gravy:

1.Onion-1medium size
2.Tomato-1
3.Ground nut-1/4 cup
4.Garlic flakes-2
5.Sugar-1tsp
6.Chilli powder-1/2 tsp
7.Salt to taste
8.Oil-1tbsp
9.Coriander-few
10.Curry leaves-5
11.Mustard and cumin seeds-1/4 tsp



Preperation method:

1.Squeezout the water from grated bottlegourd.
2.Take a vessel and mix squzeed and grated bottle gourd,gram flour,garam masala,chilli powder and salt well.
3.Make round balls with the mixture by taking approximatly 1tsp into hand.
4.Take a thick bottom vessel and heat the oil.
5.Deep fry the balls till the balls turns to golden brown colour.
6.Keep the fried balls aside.
7.Take a pan and roast the peanuts and remove its skin after cooling.
8.Chop the onion and tomato.
9.Grind the peanuts,chopped tomato and onion and garlic flakes together.Add a little amount of water to make soft paste.
10.Add chilli powder,sugar and salt to grinded paste.
11.Take a vessel and heat 1tbsp of oil,when oil is heated fry mustard ,curry leaves and cumin seeds.
12.Add the grinded paste when mustard starts to popup,and cook it for 4 min.Stir occaionally.
13.Add the fried balls to vessel and cook it for 2 min.

Garnish it with coriander and serve hot with rice or chapathi or poori.