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Tindora is a green vegetable which is popular in many parts of India and is known by many names (ivy gourd, kovakai, tondli, giloda…just to name a few). It resembles a watermelon but is only the size of your little pinky. Tindora can be cooked as a subzi all by itself or mixed with other vegetables like potato. Tindora are also used in many sambar recipes. When you’re running out of vegetables to cook, don’t pass up Tindora in the grocery aisle and try this simple, yet delicious subzi recipe.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: Approx 20-25 minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
Tindora – approx 1 1/2 lbs, sliced
Oil – 1 Tbsp
Mustard Seeds – 1/2 tsp
Cumin Seeds – 1/2 tsp
Asofoetida (Hing) – pinch
Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tsp
Green Chilies – to taste, finely chopped
Coriander Powder – 1 tsp
Cumin Powder – 1/2 tsp
Red Chili Powder – to taste
Salt – to taste
Method:
1. Heat Oil in a medium non-stick pan on medium heat.
2. Add Mustard Seeds and allow them to pop.
3. Add Cumin Seeds and let them sizzle.
4. Add Asofoetida, Turmeric Powder, Green Chilies and Tindora. Mix well.
5. Add Salt, Red Chili Powder, Coriander Powder and Cumin Powder.
6. Mix well, cover and cook until Tindora are tender. Stir every few minutes to cook evenly and prevent burning.
7. When Tindora are tender, uncover and cook for an additional few minutes to lightly brown them.
Tips:
1. In a time crunch, use the slicer blade of your food processor to roughly chop/slice the tindora.
2. Cleaned and cut Tindora freeze well.
3. Be careful when salting Tindora. They tend to shrink and become a little salty and tangy.
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August 13th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
That’s pretty different from the way I cook…btw it’s called tondakaya in Telugu..my mom cooks it by adding salt and letting the tindora cook completely…then add chilli powder and dhanya powder…cook on low fire for a couple of minutes and then add besan powder…a tsp or more and cook till the all tindora are lightly coated with besan. Hing is optional but tastes pretty yummy. I will keep this version in mind for the next time
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August 14th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Hi Meena,
This recipe is Gujarati style, but your mom’s recipe sounds interesting too. Will definitely have to give it a try. Thanks.
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August 28th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Thnks for the recipe. I have never tasted/tried tindora but I sure am going to try it. looks so delicious.
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September 13th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Very nice Gujju style recipe.
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October 23rd, 2008 at 3:53 am
How can any gujju recipe is finished without the use of “SUGAR”
…I actually add, sugar, lemon and some coriander , this gives me perfect taste…
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gungun Reply:
June 30th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
hahaha. very cute.
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October 23rd, 2008 at 3:35 pm
ahhh! Spoken like a true Gujju
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I must be one of the very few Gujjus who doesn’t add sugar to anything that is not a dessert (except Gujarati Daal).
But yes, feel free to add some sugar and lime. I’m sure it will taste fabulous!
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February 24th, 2009 at 8:03 am
Hi Hetal & Anuja
I have never cooked or eaten Tindora before I saw ur recipe. Wanted to try this so got some Tindora, however most of them look red from inside and the others are white. Is it ok to use it if its red or have I bought the bad ones??? Pls advise!!
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February 24th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Hi Mehek,
Tindora which are red on the inside are too ripe to use for this recipe (the skin will also be tough). In fact, I have never seen the red ones used (but I’m sure there is some use for them out there
). The white ones are fine to use. When picking tindora, try to pick ones that are smaller and more slender. These will be the young, tender ones.
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May 7th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Hi Anuja & Hetal.. A very silly question here.. hope u dont mind !!!
Y should we wait for the oil to heat up before adding mustard or jeera? I sometimes put oil, mustard, jeera all together and wait for it to heat up.. Am i doing something wrong? Does it change the taste of the dish all together?
Please advise !
Thanks, Anju
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May 7th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
Also another quick question.. When you say medium flame, wat is the number in the electric stove that are normally used in US?? I like gas stove, but I have an electric one…. Please help..
Thanks, Anju
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hetal Reply:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Hi Anju,
When we say “medium”, “high”, etc, it is just a guideline. It really will depend on each individual stove, the thickness of the pan you use and other variables. Here is an old trick you can try…
Place your hand, palms facing down, over the pan.
If you need to pull away between 2 to 4 seconds, your heat is “high.”
If you need to pull away between 5 to 7 seconds then the heat is “medium”.
If it takes 8 to 10 seconds to pull your palm away then the heat is “low”.
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Anju Reply:
May 11th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Thanks for your reply !!
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July 29th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
I love to watch your receipes but your audio is very bad. Sometimes we can hardly hear you. Sometimes both of you speaks so low that we dont understand.
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November 14th, 2009 at 1:12 am
Potato with Tindora is also a gr8 combination. Use the potato in long strips with this receipe.
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