Bottle Gourd ka kofta curry ( Doodhi)

Ingredients             

• 500 gm.grated bottle gourd 
• 1 cup besan 
• 2 green chilly chopped 
• salt according to taste 
• 1 tsp  Haldi powder
• 2 tsp dhaniya powder 
• 1 tsp read chilly powder 
• 1/2 tsp garam masala powder 
• 2 cups tomatoes pulp 
• 1 stick cinnamon,2 cardamom,2 cloves(khara masala) 
• 2 bey lives 
• 1/2tsp jeera 
• 3 onions 
•  basil leaves 
• oil 

Method -

Grated bottle gourd ko 5 minutes steamed kar ke paani chhan le.Ab bottle gourd mei besan,                 thoda salt, chopped  green chilly,thoda haldi, daal kar achhi tarah se haath se mixed kar le.Ab oil garam karke usmei bottle gourd ke mixer ko haath se ball bana kar brown fry kar le. Ab garam pan mei 4 tbsp oil garam kar ke usmei jeera, bey leave, aur khara garam masala daalne ke baad 1 chopped onion daal kar bhuje.Jab onion halka brown ho jaye to usmei 2 onion paste daale fir haldi, dhaniya and chilly powder daal kar 5 minute bhuje fir usmei garam masala daal kar achhi tarah se bhuje . Ab 5-7 minutes bhujne ke baad tomatoes pulp daal kar achhi tarah se bhuj kar bottle gourd ka chhana hua paani daal kar gravy ready kare le. Ab fry bottle gourd ka balls daal kar 5 minutes boil karke gas off kar le.

Ab basil leaves se serve kare . Agar upar se fresh cream daalna ho to daal sakte hain.