tsp or twotamarind wateroptional substitute 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar
Instructions
Wash the tindora well, trim the ends if you need to, some ends are not tough so you don’t have to trim them. Quarter them.
Heat up a pan and add a few tablespoons of coconut oil. When the oil is hot, add 1 tsp mustard seeds. When they pop, add 1 dried red chile, ½ tsp cumin seeds, ¼ tsp hing powder, 1 large onion sliced, a little salt. A sprig of curry leaves, 1 green chile slit. Stir and cook until the onions are soft. Then, add one tsp of minced garlic and one tsp of minced ginger. Saute until golden. Add ¼ tsp turmeric, tbsp of ground coriander, ¼ tsp red chili powder. Make sure the heat is low so the spices don’t burn.
Stir for a minute and add one large tomato chopped, a little salt. Sautee this until the tomatoes are soft. Add the tindora, salt and saute for a minute. Add ½ cup of water, cover and cook for 15 to 20 minutes until the tindora is cooked. It’s a firm vegetable and does take at least 15 minutes to cook properly. They should not be crisp tender, they should be a little soft but not mushy. Stir occasionally.
Stir occasionally. 15 minutes later, add another sprig of curry leaves. My tindora will take another 5 minutes to cook. Taste and add more salt if you like. Get all the brown bits on the bottom. If your tomatoes weren’t very sour and the tindora needs a little sourness, take a small piece of tamarind and soak it in a little boiling water. Mix it up and use a tsp or two of the liquid towards the end of cooking. This is optional, you can substitute ½ tsp of apple cider vinegar if you can’t get tamarind.
I like to eat this healthy vegetarian dish with hot rice. You can also serve it with any kind of bread.
4 Comments
Qing
on February 28, 2019 at 1:58 pm
Last night I used your recipe to cook tindora for the very first time. I didn’t have hing powder and forgot to use vinegar, but I still liked the dish very much. Thank you!
Last night I used your recipe to cook tindora for the very first time. I didn’t have hing powder and forgot to use vinegar, but I still liked the dish very much. Thank you!
Happy to hear it 😀
“Add one tsp of minced garlic and one tsp of minced ginger just before the onions are golden. I completely forgot to add them earlier.”
What if you had not forgotten to add the garlic and ginger earlier? What is the optimum time to add it?
Thank you.
Hi, add ginger and garlic a few minutes after you put the onions in, when the onions are soft 🙂