Ivy gourd pulusu

Preparation time : 30 mins
Serves : 2 or 3

Ingredients :

Ivy gourd : 1 cup
Onion : 1 medium sized
Tomato : 1 medium sized
Tamarind pulp : 2 Tbsp
Jaggery : 1/2 tsp
Rice flour : 1 Tbsp
Green chili : 1
Mustard seeds : 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds : 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp
Fenugreek seeds : pinch
Hing : pinch
Garlic cloves : 5
Red chili powder : to taste
Salt : to taste
Curry leaves : One spring
Oil : 2 tsp

Methods :

Take a pan, add oil, when hot, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds and saute them a bit.
Add hing, turmeric, curry leaves, garlic cloves, cubed onions, and slit green chili to it and fry until they are translucent.
Add slit ivy gourd and fry for a couple of minutes.
Now add little water, cover and cook until tamarind is 3/4 cooked.
Add chopped tomatoes and let it cook completely.
Add little more water if needed.
When ivy gourd is almost done, add tamarind paste, salt, jaggary, red chili powder and water.
Adjust the stew to the desired consistency.
Dilute the rice flour in little water and add it to the ivy gourd stew.
Mix and let it boil for about 5 to 8 minutes.
Turn off the flame.
Serve it hot with rice.
Enjoy your dish :)
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