Coccinia grandis, the ivy gourd, also knownas baby watermelon, little gourd or gentleman's toes is a tropical vine.Coccinia grandis' native range extends from Africa to Asia including India. Thismedicine fruits have been used to treat leprosy, fever, asthma, bronchitis andjaundice. Some countries in Asia like Thailand prepare traditional toniclike drinks for medicinal purposes.
Tindora can be cooked as a subzi all byitself or mixed with other vegetables like potato.
This Tindora Fry recipe is very famousfrom Chettinadu Cuisine. You can serve with rice or chapatti
Inngredients :
Tindora - 500Gms / 1 pound
Potato - 2no
Red, green, Orange Bell peppers 1 no each
Tomato 1 no
Jeera – ½ tsp
Salt totaste
Oil for frying
Grinding ingredients:
Fresh Grated Coconuts 6 tbsp.
Red Chilies - 10 no
Poppy Seeds - 2 tsp
Aniseed (Fennel) 1 tbsp.
Turmeric Powder ½ tsp.
Chutney dhal (Pottu kadalai) 1 tsp.
Curry leaves - few
Method:
- Grind all grinding ingredients to make a coarse paste without adding water. Keep aside
- Peel the potatoes, and slice thinly.
- Cut all bell peppers, Tindora into thin lengthy pieces. Cut tomatoes into pieces.
- Microwave the potatoes and Tindora for 4 to 5 minutes.
- Heat the oil and add green curry leaves and jeera.
- Add potatoes, Tindora, bell peppers into it. Shallow Fry the vegetables at the medium flame. Cover it and cook it for few minutes.
- Remove the lid , add tomato and salt. Mix it well.
- Now add ground paste. Turn over the mixture well. Fry for few minutes in very low flame.
- Fry till the good smell come out.
- Tindora Pirattal can be served as accompaniment to rice, Chapatti.
