Lauki Ke Kofte in Air Fryer | Air Fryer Lauki Kofta Recipe

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Last Updated on March 22, 2026 by blessmyfoodbypayal

Lauki Ke Kofte in Air Fryer | Air Fryer Lauki Kofta Recipe with step wise pictorial and video method.

Vegan and Gluten Free

Lauki is called Bottle Gourd and Kofta is a kind of round fritter and this mouthwatering recipe is basically the lauki fritters served in luscious gravy.

Lauki is a popular vegetable comes with lots of health benefits but unfortunately is so underrated. With 95% water content, Lauki is an excellent for hydration. Low in calories and rich in essential nutrients including fiber, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, this super food is a blessing but alas, hardly anyone cares about it.

But this bottle gourd curry with air fried koftas is indeed a grace. If you don’t like lauki, no worries. This low calorie veg kofta curry recipe is there to make you fall in love with lauki.

Once you serve these air fryer bottle gourd dumplings recipe to kids, there’s no possibility they are going to recognise that are eating lauki. Rather they are going to ask for it time and again.

Now leave aside everything regarding love and hate for lauki. Some people don’t like deep fried and kofta are generally made by deep frying.

But this recipe of healthy Indian kofta curry without oil is a boon for them because it is made using Air Fryer. So there’s a minimal use of oil in it, making this homemade lauki curry healthy version. 

So come here and learn how to make doodhi kofta curry without deep frying shared by bless my food by payal.

Step wise pictorial recipe of Lauki Ke Kofte in Air Fryer | Air Fryer Lauki Kofta Recipe

MAKING OF LAUKI KOFTAS

Peel bottle gourd/lauki. Grate it with the medium sized grater. Place a clean kitchen cloth in a bowl. Transfer grated louki in it. Squeeze it so well so that there remains no water. But don’t discard this water. Transfer louki in a bowl.

Take green chilies, ginger and coriander stem in a mortar and crush with pestle. Add this crushed paste to louki.

Also add onion (thinly chopped), carom seeds, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and garam masala. Also add hot oil. Give them a mix using your finger tips. Then add gram flour and salt. Salt should be added only in the end otherwise it tends to make louki release more water. Make balls of medium size and arrange them in greased air fryer basket. Alternatively you can deep fry them on high heat. Air fry @180°C for 15 minutes or until Koftas turn brown enough to eat. You can enjoy them as it is.

MAKING OF PASTE

Add tomatoes, onion, green chilies, ginger, garlic and 2-3 tbsp of water squeezed out of the lauki. Grind to a fine puree.

MAKING OF TEMPERING 

Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds, leaf, cinnamon stick, green cardamoms and asafoetida/hing. Let cumin splutter. Add tomato onion puree. Also add turmeric powder, kashmiri red chilli powder, coriander powder and salt. Mix well. Put a lid and let it cook on low heat. Cook until bubbles are seen.

To adjust the consistency, add the remaining louki water. Add garam masala and kasuri methi. Mix well.

FOR SERVING 

Arrange louki Koftas in a serving plate. Pour hot gravy over the kofta. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.

Serve hot with roti, paratha or naan.

NOTES

For making Koftas, add salt in the end otherwise it will make louki to release more water.

Lauki Ke Kofte in Air Fryer | Air Fryer Lauki Kofta Recipe – Recipe Card

Lauki Ke Kofte in Air Fryer | Air Fryer Lauki Kofta Recipe

blessmyfoodbypayal

Lauki Ke Kofte in Air Fryer are lighter, oil-free dumplings made from bottle gourd, offering a healthy twist on curry.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Servings 3

Equipment

• Air Fryer

Ingredients

  

1 cup = 250 ml

FOR KOFTAS

• 500 gram lauki/bottle gourd
• 2 tbsp onion (thinly chopped)
• 1/2 tsp carom seeds
• 1/8 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/4 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• 1/4 tsp garam masala
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp hot oil
• 2 green chilies
• Small piece of ginger
• Stem of fresh coriander
• 1/2 cup gram flour/besan

FOR PASTE

• 2 onions
• 3 tomatoes
• 3 green chilies
• 1 inch piece of ginger
• 3-4 garlic cloves
• 2-3 tbsp bottle gourd water (squeezed from lauki)

FOR TEMPERING

• 2 tbsp mustard oil
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• Small piece of cinnamon
• 2 green cardamoms
• Pinch of Asafoetida/hing
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Kashmiri Red chilli powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp kasuri methi
• 2 tbsp coriander leaves
• Water to adjust consistency (squeezed from lauki)

Instructions

 

MAKING OF LAUKI KOFTAS

• Peel bottle gourd/louki.
• Grate it with the medium sized grater.
• Place a clean kitchen cloth in a bowl.
• Transfer grated louki in it.
• Squeeze it so well so that there remains no water. But don't discard this water.
• Transfer louki in a bowl.
• Take green chilies, ginger and coriander stem in a mortar and crush with pestle.
• Add this crushed paste to louki.
• Also add onion (thinly chopped), carom seeds, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and garam masala.
• Also add hot oil.
• Give them a mix using your finger tips.
• Then add gram flour and salt. Salt should be added only in the end otherwise it tends to make louki release more water.
• Make balls of medium size and arrange them in greased air fryer basket. Alternatively you can deep fry them on high heat.
• Air fry @180°C for 15 minutes or until Koftas turn brown enought to eat. You can enjoy them as it is.

MAKING OF PASTE

• Add tomatoes, onion, green chilies, ginger, garlic and 2-3 tbsp of water squeezed out of the louki.
• Grind to a fine puree.

MAKING OF TEMPERING

• Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds, leaf, cinnamon stick, green cardamoms and asafoetida/hing.
• Let cumin splutter.
• Add tomato onion puree.
• Also add turmeric powder, kashmiri red chilli powder, coriander powder and salt.
• Mix well.
• Put a lid and let it cook on low heat.
• Cook until bubbles are seen.
• To adjust the consistency, add the remaining louki water.
• Add garam masala and kasuri methi. Mix well.

FOR SERVING

• Arrange louki Koftas in a serving plate.
• Pour hot gravy over the kofta.
• Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with roti, paratha or naan.

Notes

For making Koftas, add salt in the end otherwise it will make louki to release more water.

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