Tendli Masala Recipe

This tendali masala recipe is my style of recipe. It’s very tasty and delicious. Ivy gourd is known as kundaru, tindora, tendali and tondali. It is very popular in the indian state of west bengal , known as kundari.

Ingredients

  • 250gm Ivy gourd
  • 1/3 cup of roasted peanuts
  • 1 tbsp of roasted sesame seeds
  • fresh coconut as required
  • 4-5 garlic cloves
  • 1 inch ginger
  • ½ tsp of cumin seeds
  • ¼ tsp of turmeric powder
  • 1 tbsp of red chilli powder
  • ½ tsp of garam masala
  • coriander leaves
  • salt to taste
  • oil

Procedure:

  1. Wash and cut the ivy gourd (Tendali).
  2. Take a grinder jar and add peanuts, sesame seeds, coconut, ginger, garlic.
  3. Grind it into smooth paste. You can add water and grind it into smooth paste.
  4. Heat a pan and add 1 tsp of oil.
  5. Add ivy gourd (tendali) and cook it for 2-3 minutes on low-medium flame.
  6. Take it out in a plate.
  7. Add 1 tbsp of oil in same pan.
  8. Add cumin seeds.
  9. Reduce the flame.
  10. When the cumin seeds crackle, add turmeric powder.
  11. Add prepared peanuts-coconut mixture or paste and mix it.
  12. Add red chilli powder and mix it.
  13. Add ½ cup of water and mix.
  14. Cook it on medium flame until oil comes out. Keep stirring.
  15. Don’t overcook.
  16. Add chopped ivy gourd (Tendali) and mix it well with masala.
  17. Add salt to taste and garam masala and mix it.
  18. Add water as required and mix it.
  19. Boil it.
  20. Cover the pan and cook it for 15-20 minutes on low flame.
  21. Add chopped fresh coriander and mix it well.
  22. Take out the tendali masala in a serving bowl.
  23. Enjoy the tendali masala with roti, rice ect.

Tip:

  1. You can add onion and tomato instead of peanuts, sesame seeds.
  2. You can add 1 tbsp of tamarind juice also.