May 13, 2009

Dondakaya or Tindora Pachadi

 Dondakaya Pachadi/ Tindora Chutney
Today, I am posting this chutney or pachadi which is a simple yet delicious one using Dondakaya or Tindoras. Those of you who dont like Tindora will be surprised when they taste this chutney, because you wont be able to make out with what vegetable it is made of :D. So, let me start with the recipe then.

Serves 2-3
Cooking and Preparation Time 15-20 mins

Ingredients :

Tindora/Dondakalu - 1/4 lb approx washed properly and each slit vertically into 4 pieces roughly and sprinkle with little salt and keep aside
Tomato - 1 small or 1/2 from big one
Green chillies - as your spice level, I used 2
Coriander seeds - 1/2 tbsp
Urad Dal - 1/2 tbsp
Garlic flake - 1/2
Salt to taste
For tempuring : Urad Dal, Mustard seeds, Dry red chillies, crushed garlic flake(1/2) Oil, few curry leaves
Oil 1-2 tbsp
Dondakaya Pachadi/ Tindora Chutney
Method :
  1. In a non stick pan, heat oil, add the cut tindora, green chillies, tomato, garlic and cook covered until the tindora is 3/4 cooked and you can cut it with a spoon.
  2. Now keep it aside for cooling in a plate.
  3. Add a small quantity of oil in the same non stick pan, heat urad dal and corainder seeds until reddish brown and remove them into a grinder chutney jar without the oil.
  4. Grind them once, then add the cooled mixture of tindoras and grind together again. Remove the paste into a bowl.
  5. Do tempuring and add salt according to your taste. When you add the crushed garlic flake into the tempuring you will get a nice aroma.
  6. Serve with dosas, idlies or even dal and rice. You will love for sure.

28 comments:

Mangala Bhat said...

wow! dear nice pachadi ..looks yummy
Thanks for the quick comment @ my blog keep visitng, happy cooking.

Vishali said...

Thank you Mangala.

Pooja said...

Yummy pachadi vishali..chala baguntundi..

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

Pachadi with Tindora, mmm I have never had this... gotta try this soon!!!

indosungod said...

The chuntey is looking good. I am neutral where tindora is concerned but this chutney sounds like a nice idea.

Pooja said...

Spicy n yummy chutney! Using tindora is new to me. Would love to try this.

VineelaSiva said...

Nice chutney vishali.U r correct no one can tell if we prpeare the tindora chutney.I too prepare this chutney but i dont add tomatoes.I used add tamarind.Try this also.it really tastes good.

Uma said...

mmmm. I love this pachadi. looks yum Vishali :)

Parita said...

Tindora pachadi..wow that sounds very innovative..good one dear :)

Priya Suresh said...

Very creative, looks yummy...great pachadi Vishali

Vishali said...

Thank you girls for all your comments.

Vishali said...

@ Vineela, thank you for telling me about tamarind. I do also add tamarind sometimes with this chutney and beerakaya chutney as well. It also tastes good.

chef and her kitchen said...

Lovely pacchadi vishali...Even i love this with hot steaming rice..

Kalai said...

I love this pachadi with rice.I used to add coconut and tamarind instead of tomato.I will try with tomato.

Vishali said...

Thank you Pratibha and Kalai. I am glad u liked it.

Manju said...

sounds very delicious!!

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

This looks delicious. I could eat this though I dont like Tindora

Mahimaa's kitchen said...

will bookmark and try.. new to me. looks tempting.

Vibaas said...

this is new to me. i love tindora and this must taste YUM! :)

Ashwini said...

Love pachadis. Yummmm

Vikis Kitchen said...

Never made a pachadi by grinding tindora. Seems a very tasty one. will try it soon. yummy dish.

ARUNA said...

nice pachadi vishali, never tried with tindora!

AnuSriram said...

Pachadi with tindora is new to me.. have to try this! Sounds delicious!

Pavithra Elangovan said...

Tindora pachadi is looking so yummy and i make in different way. I will try this next time have bookmarked

Purva Desai said...

First time to this delicious blog.....pachadi looks yummy...

Kalyani said...

wow never made this one .. looks new to me ...... will try this sure for my hubby ...

Trupti said...

new to me looks delicious.Thanks for sharing

Sree said...

Vishali,

Lovely blog and nice pictures, I saw the food blogs you follow, if you follow Akshayapatram and aayi's recipes then you should see sailu's food also it is a very nice blog.

Regards
Sree

 

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