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| 7. Bottle Gourd Ball Curry (Kofta Curry) |
| Ingredients |
Amount |
| For the balls (Kofta) |
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| Bottle gourd (Grated) |
½ small size (150 g) |
| Potato* (Boiled mash) |
1 medium size (60 g) |
| Ginger garlic paste |
½ tsp (2 g) |
| Dry mango powder |
¼ th tsp (0.5 g) |
| Roasted cumin seed powder |
½ th tsp (1 g) |
| Chili powder (Optional) |
¼ th tsp (0.5 g) |
| Oil for frying |
2 tsp (10 ml) absorbed by koftas |
| For the curry |
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| Tomato (Grated) |
1 medium size (50g) |
| Onions (chopped) |
1 medium size (60 g) |
| Cumin seeds |
½ tsp (2.5 g) |
| Coriander powder |
½ tsp (1 g) |
| Ginger garlic paste |
1 tsp (4 g) |
| Green chili (Thinly sliced) |
1 |
| Salt |
As per doctor’s recommendation |
| Oil |
2 tsp (10 ml) |
| Fresh coriander chopped |
1 tsp (Optional) |
| Water |
As required |
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| Method |
| For the Bottelgourd balls (Kofta) |
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Squeeze the grated bottle gourd till all the water drains out. |
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Add the remaining ingredients, mix well and divide in to 8-10 equal size koftas. |
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Heat the oil in pan and deep-fry the koftas till golden brown. |
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Drain on absorbent paper and keep aside. |
| For the curry |
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Heat 2 tsp of the oil in pan, add the cumin seeds. When they crackle, add the onions and ginger garlic paste, green chilli, sauté onion cook until golden brown in colour. Add coriander powder, turmeric powder, and tomatoes. |
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Cook till oil separates from the mixture. |
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Add 2 cups of water and salt (permitted amount). Bring it to boil. |
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Add Kofta to the gravy and simmer for a few minutes. |
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Garnish with coriander. Serve hot with rice, rotis or baati |
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| Variation - You can make ash gourd or cabbage or cauliflower koftas in similar manner as we made bottle gourd koftas. (Grate vegetables and Squeeze it to remove maximum water.) |
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| Serving- 4 portions |
| Nutritive Value |
| Serving |
Energy
(kcal) |
Protein
(g) |
CH0
(g) |
Fat
(g) |
Na
(mg) |
K
(mg) |
Phos
(mg) |
Iron
(mg) |
Ca
(mg) |
| 1 Portion |
72.39 |
0.6 |
5.5 |
5.2 |
2.1 |
98.97 |
20.5 |
0.5 |
26.6 |
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Suitable for renal failure patient’s with controlled serum K (potassium) levels. |
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Suitable for diabetic patient’s. |
| Note -* Potato should be avoided by diabetics; they can make use of besan atta or sock and ground chana dal in place of potatoes for binding the Kofta. |
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