2010/08/02

BOTTLEGOURD KOFTHA CURRY (Suraikkai Urundai Kulambhu)



INGREDIENTS : 

Mustard - 1 tsp 
Onion - 1 
Chilli powder - 1 tsp 
Coriander powder - 1 tsp 
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp 
Curry leaves 
Coriander leaves 
Salt to taste 

To grind:

Tomato - 1 
Coconut pieces - 4 pieces 


For Kofta : 

Bottlegourd -- 1 cup grated 
Channa dal - 1/2 cup 
Green Chillies - 3 
Fennel Seeds - 1/2 tsp 
Ginger-garlic paste - 1/2 tsp 
Salt to taste
Jeera - 1/2 tsp 

METHOD OF PREPARATION : 

1) Soak channa dal for 1/2 hr and grind with other ingredients with vadai consistency and deep fry them . Keep it aside and allow it to cool down.




2) Meanwhile , heat oil in a kadai . Add mustard, jeera and chopped onion till tender. 



3) Then add curry leaves and the grinded paste, Chilli powder, Turmeric powder, Chilli powder and salt. Add sufficient water and bring it to boil.


4) Once it starts boiling , add koftha to it . Cook in slow flame till the oil separates .


Serve hot with Rice .


20 comments:

Umm Mymoonah said...

Wow! really very tempting. Perfect side dish with plain rice.

Umm Mymoonah said...

Wow! really very tempting. Perfect side dish with plain rice.

Shanthi Krishnakumar said...

Simple yet gorgeous

Menaga Sathia said...

yummy yummy..one of my favourite...

Lakshmi ...Rasoi ki Malkin..northern and southern spices said...

wonderful view with yummy taste.

Satya said...

wow what a coloful n tempting curry ...love to try it soon..thanks for sharing dear ...happy friendship day shama

Satya
http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

Unknown said...

Like the south indian version of kofta :)

Mythreyi Dilip said...

Curry looks so rich and colorful, drool worthy dear:)

Unknown said...

thats a new recipe :) i have never used or thought about using bottlegourd as a kofta ! what a nice idea....we buy those frozen variety from Indian store. maybe will try with that :)

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

Ravishing and a very tempting dish!!! Love the color that you bought to this dish, slurrp!!!

Akila said...

mmmm.... looks spicy....want to have it now itself....

GEETHA ACHAL said...

wow...Looks so tempting...Thanks for sharing

Shabitha Karthikeyan said...

Delicious curry ...

Neetz said...

thast one easy way with delicious curry :)

Chitra said...

Simple & yum..

Jeyashris Kitchen said...

nice clour, looks great

Krishnaveni said...

Lovely curry, looks yummy

Rekha shoban said...

delicious curry and new one!

Nandinis food said...

Love the colour and it's spicy! Healthy too!

Sushma Mallya said...

Lovely colour,nice recipe too...

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