Wash tindoras and remove stems on both ends. Thinly slice them (lengthwise). Apply a bit of salt. Heat oil, add mustard seeds, hing and add the tindora. Stir fry for a minute or so, cover and let cook on simmer. Add peeled and sliced potato (I had a parboiled one that I used, which worked really well). In a small bowl, mix together some fresh grated coconut, cilantro, turmeric, red chilli powder, dhania-jeera powder, and sugar to taste. Once the tindora are semi-cooked, add the masala mix to the pot, and cook everything together for a few minutes. Serve hot with fresh rotlis.
This one is in memory of one of my best friends' mom....S. used to bring this in her lunchbox and I ate it all up....Today I wanted to make it for my daughter, so I called up S.'s older sister for the recipe..this one's for you, Masi! Chop Bhinda in slices. Heat oil (slightly more, cause it's bhindi). Add mustard seeds, a few methi seeds (rai:methi=4:1), a pinch of hing and turmeric. Add bhinda, stir and cook on a medium flame without covering. Once it's almost cooked, add red chilli powder, dhana-jeeru powder, salt and a bit of sugar to taste. Finish cooking. This recipe transports me right back to that corner house in Kharkar Ali...
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