Tindora-eggplant Sabzi: (no onion no garlic)
Hello, here is a spicy flavorful bowl fresh home ground Spiced Eggplant- Tindora Curry.
This curry is full of flavour and a lovely combination of spices to get your belly growling. It may seem a lot of ingredients but most of them are spices. If you don’t have the list of spices I have mentioned you can always substitute them with your two to three teaspoons of your favourite curry powder for a more simplified version.
Yields-2-3 servings
Preparation time-15 minutes
Cooking time-20 minutes
Ingredients:
- Slcied Tindora/Tendli/Ivy gourd- 2 cups
- Diced Eggplant-4 (Small)
- Diced bell peppers/capsicum-1 medium
- Oil-2 tsp
- Curry leaves-2 sprigs
- Cumin seeds-1 tsp
- Turmeric-1/2 tsp
- Lemon juice-to taste
- Salt- to taste
For the spice powder:
- Roasted dalia split/pappu- a handful
- Coriander seeds-2tsp
- Fennel seeds-1tsp
- Clove-3pods
- Cinnamon-1inch stick
- Bay leaf-1
- Red chillies-3-4 (adjust as per the spice)
- curry leaves-8-10
For garnishing:
- Chopped cilantro/coriander
Procedure:
- In a pan dry roast coriander seeds, fennel seeds, clove, cinnamon, bay leaf red chillies. Curry leaves for 2-3minutes on a medium low flame.
- When it cools transfer to the blender/food processor along with roasted dalia split and blend to a fine powder and set aside.
- Heat oil in a saucepan- add cumin seeds, as it crackles add the curry leaves, turmeric and saute for few seconds.
- Add the tindora and saute for 2-3 minutes.
- Now add brinjal, capsicum/bell peppers mix well and cook for 4-5minutes or until the veggies are tender crisp.
- Then add salt, ground masala powder mix gently and continue to cook for few more minutes until the veggie coats well with the spice powder.
- Once done- turn off the flame, garnish with fresh coriander.
- Serve hot
Note:
Spices can be personalised as per the taste.
Posted on June 23, 2015, in Indian, Side dish and tagged badanekaye palya., dry sabzi, No onion- no garlic recipes, stir fry sabzi. Bookmark the permalink. 18 Comments.
I’ve never had tindora before but have seen it in the supermarkets. Next time I will buy some and try your recipe. It sure looks delicious :).
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Many Thanx for visiting and encouraging me with your lovely comment. … please let me know when you get to try… 🙂
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Very cultural!
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Thank you Chris ….. I second you… 🙂
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colorful, flavorful and yummy combo
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Thank you dear… 🙂
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Have to try this!!
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Please do give it a try and let me know, curious to know as how you liked it. . 🙂
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Surely👍
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Thank you Anjali
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your stuff always looks good and I just know if I try it, my neighbors will call the fire department. Thanks for motivating my cook gene. 🙂 vw
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Thank you vw for your appreciation and motivation…Feel blessed
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I have never tried this combination Chitra.. looks wonderful 🙂
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Thanx a bunch Chef… 🙂
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Reblogged this on Chef Ceaser.
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Thank you
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This looks really good Chitra – I learn about so many new Indian ingredients from you. This time roasted dalia split/pappu – I will be off to the internet to look it up 🙂
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Thank a lot Aunt juju- your lovely and encouraging words means a lot to me, feel blessed and boasted. … daria split it’s roasted split chickpeas which are used in chutneys. … hope this helps. ..
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