Lauki Ke Appe/Kofte

Aanchal Gupta

A healthy low fat appetizer made from zucchini/bottlegourd and chick pea flour. have it as a healthy appetizer or as kofte dunked in curry. Vegan and Gluten free.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Total Time 25

Course Appetizer/Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Servings -20

Ingredients

2 cups Grated lauki/Ghiya/Bottlegourd or zucchini
1/2 Medium Onion chopped(optional)
3 green chilies chopped
2 tbsp Cilantro/Coriander/Dhaniya
1 tsp Whole Coriander seeds crushed coarsely
1/2 tsp Red Chili powder/Lal Mirch powder
Salt as per taste about 1 tsp
1/2 cup Gramflour/Besan or as needed to bind
Ghee/Oil for cooking use oil for vegan option

Instructions

Grate lauki/Ghiya and squeeze out as much water as possible.
Add all the ingredients, except salt.
Heat up the Appe pan and put few drops of ghee/oil in EACH CAVITY(use oil for vegan option)
Add salt and mix the batter well
Put dollops of batter in each cavity and brown well on both sides.
Enjoy with chatni as an appetizer or as a meal dunked in gravy.

Notes

The use of onions is completely optional. I have made both with and without onions, and it tastes good both ways.
Use zucchini the same way if lauki/Ghiya/doodhi/Bottlegourd is not available.
Always cook Appe on medium to medium low flame. Cover the pan while cooking. The center may seem uncooked/soft at first but it solidifies upon cooling. If appe pan is not available, make small pancakes of the same dough.

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