Simple Vegetable Made Of Ivy Gourd

In Marathi ivy gourd is called tondli, my simple recipe made with saar masala is always a hit and super simple to make. I vouch for the amazing taste of this simple preparation eaten with phulkas and also curd rice. One of my favourites too.

Ingredients 

1/2 kg of ivy gourds cleaned, ends removed and chopped into thin roundels
Salt to taste
1/2 a tspn of sugar
1/2 tspn of chilli powder
1 tspn of saar masala
Oil, mustard seeds, asafoetida and turmeric powder for the tempering
Fresh coriander for the garnish

Method

In pan take oil and make a tempering, for this preparation you need a little more oil than we would normally use. Now add the ivy gourd and let it cook on a slow flame, keep stirring and once the colour changes a little, add the dry spices and cook till almost crisp. In the picture you can see some pieces almost brown too. They taste yummy. You need to be around stirring the vegetable at intervals else it will burn. No covering since we want it like a stir fry.
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