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Dondakaaya Vepudu – Tindora Stir Fry (2)

I had some fresh tender, plump, dondakayalu (tendli, tindora, kovakkai, ivy gourd) that I had picked up from the rythu bazaar (Farmers Market) this morning. I prepared quite a few varieties with this nutritious vegetable (I’m an ivy gourd fan!) especially stir fries and today, I decided to make a stuffed dry saute with them and came up with this recipe. All you have to do is stuff the tindora and saute them in a tempering base till soft yet with a bit of crunch.

We enjoyed the stir fry with its well balanced flavors. Another variation, give a tangy twist by squeezing some fresh lemon juice towards the end of cooking process.

Dondakaya Vepudu

  Prepare time:  Cook:  Serves: 2  Cuisine: Andhra All Recipes,Andhra Recipes,Indian Fry Recipes,Indian Vegetarian Recipes,Recipes Vegetable Dishes
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 Ingredients

  •   1/4 kg dondakaayalu/tindora/ivy gourd, trim ends, make + slit till three fourth of dondakaya

    • For stuffing:

  •   2 onions, very finely chopped
  •   1 tsp ginger garlic paste
  •   1 tsp chilli pwd (adjust)
  •   3/4 tsp coriander pwd
  •   big pinch cumin pwd
  •   1/4 tsp saunf pwd (fennel seeds)
  •   1 1/4 tbsp peanuts, coarsely powdered
  •   1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
  •   salt to taste

    • For seasoning/poppu/tadka:

  •   1 tsp mustard seeds
  •   1" cinnamon stick
  •   1 tbsp split black gram dal (urad dal/minapappu)
  •   few fresh curry leaves
  •   1 tbsp oil

Method for making Dondakaya Vepudu

  1. Combine all the ingredients for stuffing. Stuff the + slit dondakayalu with the stuffing mixture and keep aside.

  2. Heat oil in a cooking vessel, add the mustard seeds and let them splutter, followed by the urad dal, let the dal turn red. Add the curry leaves and cinnamon stick and saute for a few seconds.

  3. Add the stuffed dondakayalu (if any stuffing is left over add it too). Cook on medium heat, turn once in a while for 6-7 mts.

  4. Reduce flame, cover with lid and cook. Once in a while, stir the dondakayalu such that they cook all over. Remove lid after 15 mts. Continue to stir fry for a few more mts till the dondakayalu are soft yet have a bit of crunch.

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