Dondakaya Pachadi/Tindora(IvyGourd) Chuntey

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Now coming to the recipe posted........Ivygourd/Tindora/Dondakaya Chutney is very easy to make and delicious to taste.This chutney tastes good with rice,roti,paratha,dosas and idly too.Let us see how this chutney is made------

Main Ingredients :

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Dondakaya/Tindora.................2cups(cleaned & cut)

Seasoning Ingredients :

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Canola Oil.........................6tsp

Chana Daal.......................2tsp

Urad Daal.........................2tsp

Mustard Seeds.................1/2tsp

Cumin Seeds....................1tsp

Methi Seeds.....................4

Garlic Cloves...................3

Dry Red Chilly.................2

Tamarind Paste................2tsp

Turmeric..........................1/8tsp

Asafoetida/Hing...............1/8tsp

Salt..................................to taste

Preparation :

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Place a pan on the stove on medium high heat and add oil to it.Once the oil heats up add chanadal,uraddal,mustard,cumin,red chilly,methi seeds and garlic cloves to the hot oil.

Once the seasoning ingredients are golden in color and start to splutter add hing and remove the seasoning ingredients into a bowl.

To the remaining oil in the pan ,add the cut tindora and turmeric.Cook covered till the rawness in the tindora is gone.Don't forget to stir in between.

Once the tindora is cooked switch off stove and add tamarind paste to the hot tindora.

Once the tindora is cooled,transfer it to the blender along with tamarind paste.Add the fried seasoning ingredients(save a little for later) and salt to the tindora and blend well.

Remove the blend chutney into bowl and add the rest of the seasoning to it.Delicious Dondakay/Tindora Chutney is ready to be served.