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    Last Updated: July 17, 2020 | First Published on: October 17, 2011 by Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

    Dondakaya Pappu ~ Spicy Ivy Gourd Dal

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    Ingredients :Chopped Ivy gourd / Tindora : 1 cup
    Toor Dal : ½ cup
    Tomato : 1 big sized
    Onion : 1 big sized
    Green Chillies : 3
    Dried Red chilli : 1
    Garlic Cloves : 3
    Mustard Seeds : ½ tsp
    Urad Dal : ½ tsp
    Chana Dal : ½ tsp
    Tamarind : Gooseberry size ball
    Turmeric Powder : ⅛ tsp
    Hing : ⅛ tsp
    Curry Leaves : 1 sprig
    Salt to taste
    Oil : 2 tsp

    Method :

    Put the toor dal, tindora, chopped tomato, chopped onion, tamarind, green chillies and a cup of water in a pressure cooker and cook till 3 whistles. Turn off the flame and wait until the pressure go off. Heat a teaspoon of oil in a vessel. Add the mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal and let them splutter. Add the garlic cloves, red chilli and curry leaves to it and fry for a few seconds. Now add the dal mixture, salt, red chilli powder and turmeric to it and cook for 2 minutes. Switch off the flame and serve hot with roti or steamed rice, dollop of ghee and some papads.

    You might also like to check these simple dal recipes:

    • Gujarati Dal Recipe
    • Lemon Onion Dal
    • Pumpkin Dal
    • Dal Lucknowi
    • Cabbage Moong Dal Tadka
    • Kerala Dal

    Other Names: Tindora Dal, Tondekai Thove, Donda kaaya Pappu.

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    1. Uma says

      October 17, 2011 at 11:00 pm

      Really superb. Till now I used to prepare only dry curry using tindora. Now this recipe is also added.

      Cheers,
      Uma
      My Kitchen Experiments

      Reply
    2. divya says

      October 17, 2011 at 11:46 pm

      Yum, wonderful flavors! They sound delicious:)

      Reply
    3. Gayathri NG says

      October 18, 2011 at 1:42 am

      Comfort with steamed rice…delicious…

      Reply
    4. Nisha says

      October 18, 2011 at 4:12 am

      Dal looks so yum

      Reply
    5. Balakrishna Saraswathy says

      October 18, 2011 at 4:14 am

      Wow that bowl of kovaikai with dal looks yummy dear..thank for visiting my space..following u:) hope u will the same:D

      Reply
    6. Kanchana Radhakrishnan says

      October 18, 2011 at 5:22 am

      nice and delicious.

      Reply
    7. Shobha Kamath says

      October 18, 2011 at 12:08 pm

      Looks good ! Simple and tasty too.

      Reply
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