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    Home » Vegetarian Side Dishes » Tindora Nu Shaak | Gujarati Style Indian Ivy Gourd Stir Fry

    Tindora Nu Shaak | Gujarati Style Indian Ivy Gourd Stir Fry

    Published: Nov 4, 2015 · Modified: Sep 13, 2021 by Srivalli · 12 Comments

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    Traditional Gujarati Style Tindora Batata Nu Shaak is a typical stir-fried Ivy Gourd dish prepared in Gujarati style

    Tindora or Kovakkai as we say in Tamil is quite a regular vegetable that gets featured weekly. I was so surprised when I came to know Konda loves this vegetable. I was feeling I was such a bad mom for knowing what my kids like. Well, that's the drawback of being a working woman and not be there to feed them their lunch. Kids hardly eat anything in their school. Meaning their lunch boxes hardly come to anything substantial.

    So we give them rice and dal or rasam when they come back. Many days Konda ends up eating at Amma's place and so she gets fed and madam never bothers what she eats when she is fed. Amma literally feeds her vegetables mixed with rice and she hardly ever notices.

    So on such occasions, Konda realized she loves this vegetable and since then when I make it for lunch, I pack her this for her too.

    While making the Gujarati Thali, I wanted to settle with simple everyday dishes and easy to access vegetables, that I felt I can include in my regular menu if everybody likes it. So this was an attempt at making this vegetable differently to see if all like it. I made it slightly spicier because of my spice-loving folks. Naturally, the boys didn't eat it, they were fine with just Rotla and Gal.

    We make dishes like Dondakaya Fry, Dondakaya Annam, Gutti Dondakaya Masala Kura or this Dondakai Pachadi

    This is again inspired by Roshini who has referred Vaishali's recipe. While these make a great dry saute, the Urad Dal Bondas are delicious too.



    Tindora Nu Shaak

    Ingredients Needed:

    Tindora / Kovakka, julienne - 1 - 1 &1/2 cup
    Oil - 2 tsp
    Hing a little
    Turmeric Powder a pinch
    Chili Powder 3/4 tsp
    Coriander Powder 1/2 tsp
    Salt to taste

    How to make the Tindora Nu Shaak

    Slice Tindora into thin juliennes.

    Heat oil in a pan. Add the hing. Then add the tindora. Saute for a couple of minutes. Sprinkle water and cover with a lid. Keep sauteing in between to ensure it doesn't get burnt. After cooking for 5 -7 mins, add turmeric powder, chili powder, coriander powder, and salt.

    Saute for another 2-3 min

    Serve with roti or rice.

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    Tindora Nu Shaak | Gujarati Style Indian Ivy Gourd Stir Fry

    Cuisine Gujarat
    Dish Type Dry Side Dishes
    Author Srivalli
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    1. Sowmya :) says

      November 05, 2015 at 2:47 am

      This looks lovely...I can imagine a quiet lunch with hot phulkas. Yumm

      Reply
    2. Suma Gandlur says

      November 04, 2015 at 11:13 pm

      My mom prepares it in a similar fashion but somehow I prefer a crisp fry in case of tindora. 🙂

      Reply
    3. Jayashree says

      November 05, 2015 at 4:41 am

      A different way of preparing kovakka. Am tempted to try it out.

      Reply
    4. Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says

      November 06, 2015 at 3:35 pm

      Learnt a new way to cook tindora. nice

      Reply
    5. Priya Suresh says

      November 06, 2015 at 6:33 pm

      I can have this tindora nu shaak with some rice happily..

      Reply
    6. Sapana Behl says

      November 06, 2015 at 10:43 pm

      I loved it when I made it for gujarati thali.Looks delicious.

      Reply
    7. Hiba abbas says

      November 07, 2015 at 3:58 am

      Kovakka is my favourite veggie and love it stir fried too
      Nice

      Reply
    8. Varadas Kitchen says

      November 10, 2015 at 12:34 am

      Very similar to how we make it - minus the spice. Tastes great!

      Reply
    9. Pavani N says

      November 12, 2015 at 9:30 pm

      Love this simple and easy to make tindora curry.

      Reply
    10. Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

      November 16, 2015 at 3:39 pm

      I julienne the kovakkai to and make. Love this simple and flavorful curry.

      Reply
    11. Harini-Jaya R says

      November 17, 2015 at 3:02 am

      Simple, everyday kind of a curry. Good one.

      Reply
    12. Chef Mireille says

      December 15, 2015 at 7:55 pm

      what a quick and tasty stir fry

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