Dondakaya Curry | Tindora Curry

Dondakaya Curry | Tindora Curry is one of the simple and easy-to-make bachelor recipes which can be made with fewer ingredients. Learn how to make Dondakaya Curry with step by step image instructions along with tips and a video.

To enhance the flavor of Tindora curry we can add sesame seed powder or coconut grate. But our recipe tastes great even without adding additional ingredients. If you want to have a deepfried snack then you have to try dondakaya 65.

Dondakaya Curry tastes great when accompanied with steam rice or with chapati. But people hesitate to make recipes with this ingredient as this will lower our memory power but we need to recognize that this recipe can be eaten even by diabetic patients.

Tips to make Dondakaya Curry:

• Select tender ivy gourd for making this recipe as tender variant gives good flavor.
• If you are in hurry to make this recipe, we can pressure cook for 1 whistle blow at high flame and add to our curry along with its stock.
• When cooking outside the pressure cooker, cook with the lid covered.
• Usually, before the water gets evaporated our recipe gets cooked so add spices on time to get the best flavors.
• To enhance the flavor of Tindora Curry we can add a fresh coconut grate.
• If tindora ripens then it may taste sour, to nullify its sourness we can add a small quantity of jaggery. It is recommended to use fresh and tender veggies for good taste.

You may also like to check other recipes:

Dondakaya Fry,

Rajma curry,

Dondakaya Ulli Karam,

Ridge Gourd Chana Dal and

Dondakaya Masala.

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Dondakaya Curry | Tindora Curry

Dondakaya Curry | Tindora Curry is one of the simple and easy-to-make bachelor recipes which can be made with fewer ingredients.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Andhra

Keyword Dondakaya Curry, Tindora Curry

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 3

Author Uppada Lakshmi

Ingredients

• Dondakaya/ Tindora – 1 large bowl 250 gms.
• Oil – 3 tbsp.
• Mustard seeds – ¼ tbsp.
• Cumin seeds – ½ tbsp.
• Chana dal – ½ tbsp.
• Moong dal – ½ tbsp.
• Garlic cloves – 12 No.
• Onions- ½ bowl
• Curry leaves – 2 tbsp.
• Turmeric powder – ½ tbsp.
• Salt – 1 tbsp.
• Tomatoes – 1 cup
• Red chilli powder – ½ tbsp.
• Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp.
• Water – 1 glass
• Coriander powder – ½ tbsp.

Instructions

1. In pan heat oil and add chana dal, mustard seeds, moong dal, cumin seeds and garlic.
2. Add sliced onions and curry leaves. Saute for a while till onions turn soft.
3. Put tindora (cut them into thin pieces so that they can be cooked fast).
4. Sprinkle little salt and turmeric powder, mix and cook with lid covered for a while till they turn soft.
5. Add tomatoes and cook further till tomatoes turn soft.
6. Sprinkle red chilli powder, water and cook for a while till dondakaya cooks completely.
7. Add coriander powder at the end and mix so that curry thickens.
8. Garnish dondakaya curry with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Recipe Video

How to make Dondakaya Curry:

1.  Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and chana dal.

2.  Add moong dal, garlic cloves, onions and curry leaves.

3.  Put finely sliced tindora, sprinkle turmeric powder and salt. Mix well.

4.  Close the lid and cook on medium flame till the tindora turns soft.

5  Add sliced tomatoes, mix and cook further with lid covered for 2 minutes.

6.  Sprinkle red chilli powder and add glass full water. Mix and cook for a minute or two with the lid covered.

7.  Add coriander powder and coriander leaves. Mix and serve dondakaya curry hot.

Watch this recipe video on Youtube.