We begin making No Onion No Garlic Lauki Paneer Kofta Curry Recipe, heat a heavy bottomed pan or kadhai with oil. Add tomatoes, green chillies, cumin seeds, little bit of turmeric powder and salt. Cook till the tomatoes are soft and mushy.

Once the tomatoes are cooked set aside to cool.Then blend the mixture into a smooth paste using a blender or a mixer grinder.

For making the Koftas, Keep all the ingredients ready, drain out the water from the lauki and mix it with other ingredients including paneer, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, rajgira flour, salt in a bowl and make small sized kofta balls.

In order to use less oil for the kofta you can fry the koftas in a Paniyaram Pan with a teaspoon of oil for each kofta and cook it for about 2 minutes.Once done keep it aside until the gravy is made.

Heat a separate Kadai with little bit of oil and add the spices - cinnamon,cardamom pods and bay leaf. Then add the tomato paste with the rest of the spice powders into the curry and cook it for about 5 minutes.

Once done add the yogurt, give it a stir and let it boil for 5 more minutes. Add the koftas after you transfer the gravy into a serving dish so that the koftas do not turn soggy.

Serve your mouth-watering No Onion No Garlic Lauki Paneer Kofta Curry Recipe with Ajwain Puri, Palak Raita and Kachumber Salad for your weekday meal.