Ivygourd/Gherkin/Tendli Rice

Name: Ivygourd/Gherkin/Tendli Rice
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 2 - 3 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Rice; 400 gm Gherkins/Ivy Gourd/Tindora/Tendli; Oil for frying; To Roast and Powder; 1 tsp Oil; 10 Dry Red Chilli; 1 tbsp Split Chickpeas/Chanadal; 1 tbsp Split Blackgram/Urad Dal; 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds/Jeera; 2 tsp Coriander Seeds; 2 tsp Tamarind(tear into bits); 1/4 cup Grated Coconut; For Seasoning; 2 tbsp Oil; 3/4 tsp Mustard; 1/4 tsp Asafoetida/Hing Powder; 7 Curry Leaves; 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder; to taste Salt

Ramgopal Dasa @ramgopaldasa

Hubballi, Karnataka, India

Ivy gourd though is recommended in Ayurveda for various ailments like cough, cold, asthma etc. , it is rarely cooked at homes as there are not many recipes which make use of it. This recipe aims to bring out the goodness of this humble vegetable. #navratrisatvikfood

Try this Sattvic Recipe and Experience the Higher Taste.

Ramgopal Dasa @ramgopaldasa

Hubballi, Karnataka, India

Try this Sattvic Recipe and Experience the Higher Taste.

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Ingredients

45 mins

2 - 3 people

1 cupRice
400 gmGherkins/Ivy Gourd/Tindora/Tendli
Oil for frying
To Roast and Powder
1 tspOil
10Dry Red Chilli
1 tbspSplit Chickpeas/Chanadal
1 tbspSplit Blackgram/Urad Dal
1/2 tspCumin Seeds/Jeera
2 tspCoriander Seeds
2 tspTamarind(tear into bits)
1/4 cupGrated Coconut
For Seasoning
2 tbspOil
3/4 tspMustard
1/4 tspAsafoetida/Hing Powder
7Curry Leaves
1/4 tspTurmeric Powder
to tasteSalt

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Steps

45 mins

1

Cook rice with enough water so that the grains remain separate. Spread the rice and cool down.
2

Quarter vertically the ivy gourds. Cut each quarter into two pieces.
3

Fry the ivy gourds in oil. Keep aside.
4

Heat 1 tsp oil. Roast together the chanadal, urad dal, coriander seeds and cumin seeds. Remove from the pan and keep aside. Now roast the dry chillies. Remove and keep aside. Fry the tamarind bits. Remove and keep aside. Roast the grated coconut. Remove and keep aside. Now grind all these together into a coarse powder.
5

Heat 2 tbsp oil. Pop up the mustard.
6

Add in the hing powder and curry leaves.
7

Now add the fried ivy gourd.
8

Sprinkle the turmeric powder. Mix well.
9

Add the ground masala powder and salt. Mix well.
10

Add this to the cooled rice. Mix well.
11

Offer Ivygourd rice to Lord Sri Krishna. Honor Krishna Prasadam.