Stuffed Apple Gourds (Tinday)

Mon, 01 Aug 2016 11:53:00 +0530

I got these gourds fresh from the market and rather than preparing a boring vegetable dish I wanted to prepare some different using Tindays. I remembered reading this recipe in an old magazine some time back. I added some of my own twists to it.

Ingredients

Serves : 5 5 Apple gourds

Ingredients for the stuffing

1 cup Soaked split Moong beans (green grams) (soaked for 4 hours)
2 tsp Mixture of coriander and mint leaves (mint should be in lesser quantity)
1 in Ginger finely chopped
2 Green Chillies Chopped
1/4 tsp Asofoetida (Hing)
1/2 tsp Raw Mango Powder (Amchur)
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
1/2 tsp Red chilli powder or flakes
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds (Raai)
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeera)
Few Curry leaves (Kadi patta)
1 cup water
Salt to taste

Ingredients for gravy

1/2 cup Mixture of finely chopped coriander and mint leaves (take less quantity of mint to avoid bitterness)
1 tsp Poppy seeds (khus khus)
1 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Red chilli powder
1/2 cup Milk
2 Small Tomatoes
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
1 Diced Big Onion
2 tbsp Oil
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds (Raai)
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeera)

Method:

Wash the apple gourds and remove its outer skin. Remove its top portion and remove the inner portion to make it a bowl shape as shown below. Separate the seeds from scooped flesh and keep it aside.

Stuffed on Kamath's Kitchen

Stuffed Apple Gourds (Tinday)

Ingredients

Ingredients for the stuffing

Ingredients for gravy

Method: