Name: Tinda Masala recipe by Veena Daswani at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 250 grams Tinda (Indian round gourd); 1 Potato (optional); 1 Tomato (grated); 1 tbsp oil; 4 green chillies; 1/2 cup Corriander leaves; 10 garlic pods; Salt to taste; 1/2 tsp Turmeric (haldi); 1 tsp Dhaniya powder; 1/2 tsp Amchur powder; 1/2 tsp Jeera (Cumin seeds)

Ingredients Serving: 3

250 grams Tinda (Indian round gourd)
1 Potato (optional)
1 Tomato (grated)
1 tbsp oil
4 green chillies
1/2 cup Corriander leaves
10 garlic pods
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp Turmeric (haldi)
1 tsp Dhaniya powder
1/2 tsp Amchur powder
1/2 tsp Jeera (Cumin seeds)

Instructions

Peel off Tinda and cut in slices (like oranges).
In a kadai, add oil.
Now add tinda and potatoes.
Saute for 2 minutes.
Add salt and mix well.
Cover it with the lid and cook it on a sim gas for about 8-10 minutes.
Meanwhile, make a granular paste of garlic, green chilli, jeera and coriander leaves.
Now, remove the cooked tinda from the kadai.
Add the paste in the kadai.
Add tomatoes, haldi, dhaniya powder and amchur to it.
Stir masala for 2 minutes. (You can add a little additional oil if required)
Now add tinda and mix well.
Cover with the lid and keep it on sim gas for 2-3 minutes till done. You can sprinkle some water if required.
Serve hot and decorate with Coriander leaves.

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