Stuffed Dondakaya

VARIATION 1
 
All You Need:

• Dondakaya whole (Tindoora)
• Powder -> Red chillies, Jeera, Putnalu, garlic,curry leaves.

The Recipe:

• Make a vertical slit on one side of each tindoora length wise. The tindoora should remain intact after slitting
• Deep fry all of them
• Roast all the powder ingredients and grind
• Remove immediately and stuff powder in them
• Heat a tsp of oil in a skillet and add the stuffed tindoora and fry on medium heat for 2 mts
• Decorate with coriander

 VARIATION 2

       
All You Need:

• Dondakaya whole (Tindoora)
• Equal amounts of roasted sesame seeds powder, roasted peanut powder, desiccated Coconut
• Thinly sliced onions
• Tamarind paste
• Chilli powder
• Salt
• Turmeric powder
• Ginger Garlic paste

The Recipe:

• Make a vertical slit on one side of each tindoora length wise. The tindoora should remain intact after slitting
• Heat oil in a pan, and add some tadka. Then add ginger garlic paste. Once the rawness is gone, add onions. Saute till the onions are half cooked and then add slit dondakaya
• Now add a little salt and cover it with the lid for couple of mins. Saute and cover it again for 5 mins. 
• Now add tamarind paste, water, chilli powder, salt, turmeric powder and leave it to boil till dondakaya is cooked. 
• Then add the powder (sesame peanut and coconut) and cook till oil oozes out. 
• Finally garnish with chopped cilantro/coriander