Guthi Dondakaya Curry / Tindora Curry

Ingredients:

Tindora [dondakaya] -1/4 kg

Oil - 1/4 cup

Corriander - 1/2 a bunch

Black gram/Urad daal - 1 tsp

Bengal gram/chana dal/ pachi senagapappu - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Mustard - 1 tsp

Tamarind - 2 inch

Green chillis - 4

Ginger - 1/2 inch

Salt to the taste

Method of Preparation:

1. Slit tindora / Dondakaya on 4 sides

2. Heat the 1/4 cup oil in a pan and fry tindora for about 3 - 5 min and remove

3. In the same pan add urad daal,channa daal,cumin seeds,mustard seeds and fry

4. In a mixi-jar add corriander,fried seasoning,green chillis,ginger,salt and grind into paste

5. In the same pan, add the grounded paste and fry it for 3-5 min (cook it in low flame)

6. Now add the tindora pieces also and fry it for 3-5 more min(cook it in low flame).

Goes well with hot rice