TENDLI KADI / IVY GOURD CURD CURRY

Ivy gourd is known as Thendula /Tendli in Konkani.Tendli Kadi is a curd based Konkani dish.Any curry with curd in it is called Kadi in Konkani.Tendli /Ivy gourd is rich in Vitamins and Minerals and has many health benefits.Tendli is used for preparing various Konkani dishes and also used for making Pickle.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare this delicious Ivy gourd Curd Curry

Ingredients:-

Tendli.         - 8
Salt.            -to taste
Curd.          - 1 cup whisked


For grinding the Coconut Masala paste:-

Coconut grating.        -1/2 cup
Green chillies.            -3
Black Pepper Corn.   - 1tsp
Jeera/Cumin seeds.  -1tsp

For Seasoning:-
Coconut oil/ Oil. -1tsp
Mustard seeds. -1tsp
Red chilly.         -1 broken into 2 halves.
Curry leaves.    -few


Instructions:-

Wash and chop the edges of 8Tendlis and slice into medium thin lengthy pieces. Keep aside.

Heat a pan and dry roast Black Pepper Corns and Jeera till a nice aroma comes out.

Grind the roasted Pepper corns and Jeera along with freshly grated Coconut and Green chillies to a fine paste adding little Water and keep aside.


Method:-

In a cooking Vessel boil 1cup Water and add the sliced Tendli pieces and cook till the Tendli pieces become soft and cooked well.

Add Salt and mix well .

Add the ground Coconut Masala paste to the cooked Tendli slices and boil and cook for few minutes.

Lower the flame and add 1cup whisked Curd and mix well. When the Curry starts to boil switch off the flame.

Heat Coconut oil/Oil in a pan and splutter Mustard seeds.Add broken Red chilly and Curry leaves and fry for a second and switch off the flame.

Add this seasoning into the Tendli Kadi in the cooking vessel.

A tasty and delicious Tendli Kadi is ready to serve with Rice