Aloo Tindora Curry
This is another quick-fix recipe with bits and pieces of leftover vegetables. The way I feel about aloos (potatoes) is, if I have no other veggies to cook with or not enough, then it makes a good add-on.
I have tried it with different vegetables and recently, gave a shot at using it with tindora/ivy gourd. There was some tindora left over after making a stir-fry with it so I went ahead and came up with this recipe.
What I Used:Tindora/Gerkins/Ivy Gourd/Kovakka - 1 cup, choppedAloo/Potatoes - 2, cubedGrated coconut - 2 tbspDried red chillies - 4Jeera - 1 tspTurmeric powder - a pinchUrad dal - 1/2 tspMustard seeds - 1/4 tspCoconut oil - 2 tspSalt
How I Made It:1. Wash, peel and boil the potatoes till almost soft.2. Cut the tindora in small pieces and boil in some water till cooked.3. Heat oil in a pan and temper with mustard seeds and urad dal. Break the red chillies into 3-4 pieces and fry lightly in the oil. Add jeera and turmeric powder and fry for about 10 seconds.4. Finally add the cooked potatoes, tindora and the coconut and mix well, letting it fry lightly in the oil. Adjust salt.
Notes:-
- If you want a crispier version, semi-cook the potatoes and use more oil.
- I served it with rice but also goes well with rotis.
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the next time you dont have enough dondakaya (telugu)/ tindora to go around, try this.... slice them lenghtwise...slice the potatoes too the same way...like skinny potato wedges....heat 2 T oil in a nonstick skillet, add jeera / kalonji (tastes much better) add the veggies, salt, turmeric and red chilli powder.... put it on the lowest heat, cover and leave to cook for about 15-20 mins, till golden brown...stir sparingly.... its pretty awesome...
ReplyDeleteWow something new and looks yummy combo
ReplyDeletei live tindora in all forms!! yummy recipe!
ReplyDeleteMy mother in law prepares the exact same recipe with tindoras. She adds green peas also. It seems she had this in Woodlands Restaurant in Chennai and asked for the recipe from the chef there. It's very tasty.
ReplyDeleteI like crisp tindoras, but never had them with aloos! Looks great. BTW thanks for the Tamil Name - I had forgotten they were called kovakkais! Did you see the red round up?
ReplyDeleteHappy Onam Nags. Been busy, just thought I would wish you. Hugs!:))
ReplyDeletethe aloo tindora bhaji looks great and I love the red chilli in the picture. :)
ReplyDeleteI get tindora very rarely and end up making a simple stir fry everytime, which is my fav way of eating it. The method Arundati mentioned is next :) Need to try the lightly steam cooked method once.
ReplyDeleteYour pics are beautiful! Lovely recipe
ReplyDeletenever tried this combination.. i bet it tastes delicious..
ReplyDeleteI always end up with frozen Tindora here. and I also use same method as Arundhati has shared. it tastes gr8...!
ReplyDeleteI just made tindora stir fry! Tindora and aloo sounds delicious too .
ReplyDeleteArundati - That's a nice tip, will remember next time :)
ReplyDeletewow looks is very tempting good one.
ReplyDeletelooks good Nags, simple and hassle free!
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