Tindora fry/Easy sidedish recipe

Tindora or Ivy gourd is also called by different names like the parwal, kundru, tondli in Marathi, Toroda, kunduri (Oriya), kovai, kundri or kovakkai in Malayalam and kovakka in Tamil, Dondakaya in Telugu or also baby watermelon-source varehvah
This Veg helps to reduce the sugar level.I havent heard of this until i get married.My mother -in law used to make this curry .My husband is very much fond of this curry.I started preparing this for his sake .I tried different variations and today it was super yummy because of the powder i added to it and i wanted to share the  recipe with all of you.

Preparation time:10 minutes
Cooking time:25-30 min
Serves :1-2



Ingredients:

• 1/2 pound tindora.
• A pinch of turmeric.
• 1/2 tbsp sambar powder.
• Salt as required .
• 2 tbsp oil.
• 1/2 tbsp special powder--- 2 red chili, few cumin seed ,few Channa dal (dry roast and grind them)

To Temper:

• 1/2 tbsp Mustard seeds.
• 1/2 tbsp Urad dal.

Method:

• Cut the tindora in to thin slices.
• Add oil to the tava and add items in "to temper".
• Add tindora and saute for 5 min in high flame.
• Add turmeric and sambar powder.

• Reduce the flame and wait until they shrink and changes color.
• Add special powder,salt and saute for some time (already the powder is roasted ,so switch it off with in few minutes)
• Tindora fry is ready to be served.
• Serve it with rice or chappathi.

Note:

• If you want it crunchy serve them hot.
• Cut them in to thin slices so that it cooks easily.
• Adding special powder gives a kick to the fry.
• It has to be cooked thoroughly in oil otherwise it will not taste good.

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