Tindora Sabzi or Tendli Sabzi Recipe - lightly spiced dry vegetable side dish recipe made with ivy gourd and potato. It is healthy, homey and delicious.
Wash tindora very well under running cold water and let the excess water drain out.
Now cut the head and tail (top and bottom part) and discard them. Cut the ivy gourd vertically into half and then make thin slices out of it. Chop all of them same way.
Now wash and peel the potato. Cut into sticks. Make sure the size is similar to tindora.
Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add cumin seeds and let them sizzle.
Then add turmeric powder. Immediately add sliced ivy gourd and potato. Mix well.
Add salt and spice powders. Mix well, Make sure all the masala is coated to veggies.
Cover it with lid. Lid should have slight high edges on sides or rim.
Pour about half a glass of water. Water is added on the lid ,not in the kadai. As water heats up, it evaporates and steam will create in the pan which help to cook the veggies and keep them moisten.
Let the veggies cook with steam. If water dries out, add some more water and continue cooking till veggies are done.
You have to stir once by lifting the lid carefully (make sure water does not go into the kadai or pan).
Check by breaking a tindora or potato with a spatula. If it break easily without any effort means, it is cooked and tender.
Add garam masala powder and stir.
Lastly garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Notes
Steaming method is used while making it. This way the end product stays moist and you don’t feel it is dry. Also this way vegetables will get cook faster.
Alternately you can make this by just covering with lid like my other sabzi recipes. It will be perfectly fine.
Adjust the size and thickness of the potato sticks as per your type and quality of potato. Tindora and potato both should be tender and cooked within same time period. Otherwise one will get more cooked and mushy.
You can adjust the ratio of ivy gourd and potato as per your liking.
Some likes to slice ivy gourd in rounds. If chopping this way then cut the potatoes into cubes.