This is inspired by what a Konkani friend brought home one day. Although the dish looked a lot like Kerala Thoran, it tasted very different – sour, spicy and coriander-y. Some basic research online brought up so many recipes for it but I followed the one in Red Chillies.
Ingredients:
1.5 cups tindora / ivy gourd, cut into thin discs
1 tbsp oil
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
A few curry leaves
1/2 tsp grated jaggery / raw sugar
Dry Roast one after the other:
1/2 cup grated coconut
2 tsp coriander seeds / or just use 1tsp powder
1 tsp urad dal
3-4 dry red chillies
How I Made It:
1. Grind together the roasted ingredients with the jaggery, tamarind and salt. Do not add water.
2. Heat oil and add mustard seeds. When they pop, add the tindora pieces. Reduce flame and cook until the tindora is soft and lightly browned – about 5-10 mins. You can add a pinch of turmeric to this if you wish.
3. Next, add the ground masala to the tindora and mix well. Throw in the curry leaves and cook until they come together – another 5 mins. Adjust salt.
Serve warm with rice and any non-coconut based curry.
Awesome recipe…tried it today…made my man happy 🙂
Awesome recipe…tried it today…made my man happy 🙂
Hi Nags ,
Great styles for a veggie i will be a usual visitor for sure……..
wow, this turned out soooo good, the taste is exactly like sukke I had in my college days, in hostel… so nostalgic, spl thanks for that!
thanks for the recipe!
Ok this now – I just want to be indecent and grab the bowl from you – forget manners. One of my favorite veggies and I love ..love the thin rounds! God..its beautiful!
I've never tried ivy gourd, but have seen it in the markets. Do you know if there are specific healthy benefits to ivy gourd? I have a healthy living blog and always looking for new ingredients that fight disease. Thank you for this recipe, now I will have a recipe to try ivy gourd with!
I am sure all vegetables have health benefits and I am also sure that if you do a Google Search, it can tell you more than what I can offer 🙂
Hi there,
It's my first time here and I'm in love with your space. Just loved this curry recipe 🙂
My comment was eaten up, so reposting!! Anyways, was so glad to see something from my home turf here 🙂 I'm Konkani too and I just made these the day before for dinner. I used alasande (the looooong beans, not sure what they're called in English though) though.
I have tasted this at one of my friends place,was so nice tasting! Looks lovely!