stuffed round gourd(tinda)


Stuffed Tinda
Ingredients 
Tinda 6-7
Chopped onions 2
Tomatoes 2 roughly crushed
Oil 4 tbsp
Potato 2 boiled
Red chilli powder as preferred 
Salt as per taste 
Turmeric powder 1 tsp
Garam masala 1 tsp
Hing 1/4 tsp
Bay leaf 1
Jeera 1 tsp
Coriander leaves for garnishing 

Method

Lightly scrape the skin off tindas
Make a hole at the top and scoop out the inner flesh with the back of a spoon
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan
Add 1 chopped onion and fry till light brown
Add potato
Add some turmeric powder salt and chilli powder 
Add the inner flesh of the tindas too
Cook till the mixture is homogenous and everything is done
Remove and cool
Stuff this mixture into the tindas
Again heat some oil in a cooker 
Add bay leaf
Add jeera and hing
Add chopped onion and fry till brown
Add tomatoes
Add the turmeric powder salt and chilli powder 
Add garam masala 
Mix well and cook till oil separates 
Add the tindas 
Cook covered for some time
Add 2 cups water and cook for 3 whistles
Alternatively you can slow cook the tindas till they are properly done..
You can adjust the consistency according to your choice.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve...


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