Lauki Kofta | Lauki ke Kofte

For making lauki kofta

• 2 cups bottle gourd - grated (lauki, dudhi, ghia or opo squash, long melon, calabash)
• 4 tablespoons gram flour (besan)
• ¼ teaspoon garam masala
• ¼ teaspoon red chili powder or cayenne pepper
• ½ teaspoon green chili - finely chopped or 1 green chili
• salt as required
• oil as required, for deep or shallow frying the kofta

For making masala paste

• 2 tomatoes - large-sized, roughly chopped
• 1 onion, - medium-sized, roughly chopped
• ½ to 1 teaspoon green chillies - chopped or 1 green chilli
• 1 teaspoon ginger - chopped or 1 inch peeled ginger
• 4 to 5 garlic cloves, - small to medium-sized, roughly chopped
• 2 tablespoons cashews - broken or roughly chopped

Other ingredients

• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• ¼ or ½ teaspoon red chili powder or cayenne pepper
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder (ground turmeric)
• 1 teaspoon coriander powder (ground coriander)
• ¼ or ½ teaspoon garam masala
• 1 cup water or add as required
• 2 tablespoons oil - if using fresh oil
• salt as required
• ½ teaspoon sugar or add as required, optional