Tendli bhaat

TENDLI BHAAT / IVYGOURD / TINDORA

INGREDIENTS

• Rice – 1 cup
• Tendli – 150 or 200 gms
• Onion chopped – 1 small
• Tamarind – a tiny piece
• Turmeric pwdr – ½ tsp
• Green chilli – 1 slit
• Curry leaves – few
• Ghee + oil – 2 tbsp
• Grated ginger – ½ tsp
• Coconut – 2 tbsp
• Chana dal – 1 tbsp
• Urad dal – 1 tsp
• Coriander seeds – 1tsp
• Pepper corn – ½ tsp
• Red chilli – 4 or as per taste
• Garam masala pwdr – ¾  tsp
• Mustard seeds + urad dal + jeera – 2 tsp
• Cashew – few
• Asafoetida – a pinch
• Salt as per taste

PREPARATION

1. Clean wash rinse and soak the rice for 20 mins. Cook with salt .Rice should not be mushy ,so don’t overcook .
2. Roast the coconut + coriander seed + chana dal + urad dal + pepper corn + red chilli . Roast it separately one by one in few drops of oil till they turn brown and aromatic. Grind this with the tamarind into a powder.
3. Thinly slice the tendli length wise.[ so that it cooks fast ]

METHOD

Heat oil + ghee in a pan , add mustard seeds + urad dal + cashew + jeera and let it splutter.

Add onion + curry leaves + green chilli + grated ginger and fry .

Add the tendli and mix well .

Drizzle little water ,cover and cook till soft .[don’t over cook ]

 Add  turmeric + salt + asafoetida and fry till soft .[don’t over cook it ]

Add the grounded masala , mix well  and fry for few seconds.

Add the cooked rice , sprinkle little water [ 1 or 2  tbsp ] and mix well.

Cover and cook for a minute.

Garnish with freshly grated coconut and coriander leaves.

Serve with any side dish + raita + papad.

NOTES

1. Instead of grinding the masala you can use ready made goda masala or sambar masala  or bisibele masala pwdr
2. You can drizzle lemon juice once it is done.
3. Instead of cooking the rice first , we can add soaked rice after adding the grounded masala and cook together . [then u don’t have to cook the tendli till soft .
4. I have used leftover rice .

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