Gutti Dondakaya ~ Stuffed Tendli

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Gutti Dondakaya ~ Stuffed Kovakkai aka Tindora

It doesn’t take much for me to prepare a stuffed vegetable dish. Send some brinjals or ivy
gourds my way and I’ll happily stuff and cook them to feed some hungry folks until they
are stuffed.
 Dondakaya, Kovakkai, Kundru, Ivy Gourd

Those who like tindora (kovakkai) will enjoy this recipe. Gutti dondakaya is soft on bite
while a medley of spices in a tangy sauce deliver a comforting mouth-feel bringing
intrigue to the simplicity of ivy gourd. The recipe couldn’t get easier, not to mention
delicious and is sure to become a regular in your kitchen.

Gutti Dondakaya Recipe

Prep & Cooking: 45 mts

Serves: 4-5 persons

Cuisine: Andhra

Ingredients:

1/4 kg dondakayalu/tindora, chop ends, make a + slit length wise for stuffing

2 medium sized onions

1 tsp grated jaggery (adjust)

small lemon sized tamarind (soak in 1/4 cup warm water)

salt to taste

1 1/2 tbsps oil

coriander leaves for garnish

Seasoning/Poppu/Tadka:

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

4-5 crushed garlic cloves

few curry leaves

Roast:

4 dry red chillis

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tbsp urad dal/split gram dal/minapappu

1/2 tsp oil

1 Heat oil in a pan, add the cumin, red chillis and urad dal and toast for 3-4 mts. Make a
paste along with onions, add salt. Stuff the nipped dondakayalu with the stuffing and
keep aside.
2 Heat oil in a vessel, add mustard seeds and let them pop, add the cumin seeds and garlic
and saute for a mt. Add the curry leaves and saute for a few secs.
3 Add the stuffed tendli and the rest of the remaining stuffing. Place lid and cook on low
heat. After 4-5 mts, uncover the lid and turn the pieces so that they cook all over. Cook
for another 15 mts.
4 Add tamarind extract along with 1/4 cup of water. Let it cook on low heat with lid till
the dondakayalu turn soft. Add jaggery and combine.
5 After 4-5 mts, uncover the lid and turn the pieces so that they cook all over. Garnish
with chopped coriander leaves.
6 Turn off heat and serve with hot steamed rice.
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By Sailu • Sep 1st, 2009 • Category: All Recipes, Andhra Recipes, Curry Recipes, Vegan Recipes,
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18 Responses to “Gutti Dondakaya ~ Stuffed Tendli”

1. Frequent Visitor says:

September 1, 2009 at 9:50 am

Sailaja,

You mentioned to make a paste with Onions, but I don’t see onions quantity in the
ingredients list. Could you please update the post? Needless to say I
Lovvvvveeeee your site so muchhhhhhhhh.

Oops! Updated!

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2. Mythreyi Dilip says:

September 1, 2009 at 11:02 am

Makes me drool……

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3. Cilantro says:

September 1, 2009 at 11:28 am

Lovely recipe. I love kovakkai and like to eat them fresh. It is quite expensive
here.

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4. sudha says:

September 1, 2009 at 12:55 pm

 nice recipe…

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5. Mini says:

September 1, 2009 at 2:14 pm

WOW,,,! Nice Recipe..Never heard or tasted this,,Should try soon. I remember

reading ‘Dondakaya Pulusu’ on your blog, posted by your friend, long back
before you modified it,,I wonder if u still have it here,,I tried it and it has become
a regular in our kitchen,,Like you said may be this one too will become a regular
on our menu,,esp. hope my 17months old will like it as I am trying to adapt him to
new tastes

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6. srividya says:

September 1, 2009 at 3:19 pm

the second pic needs to come first!

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7. hb says:

September 1, 2009 at 10:08 pm

Hey Sailu, really nice recipe and great pics. May I ask which camera do u use?

Thanks, hb. I use a digital camera, Sony Cybershot DSC-W300.

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8. neelima says:

September 2, 2009 at 7:37 am

hey
i prepared stuffed dondakaya yesterday.it’s a different preparation altogether.i dry
roasted some sesame,dry red chilli,garlic,jeera and grinded them with salt without
adding any water.then stuffed this in the dondakaya {we have to cut both the ends
of dondakaya and slit it like a flower.we can boil it or deep fry it before
stuffing}.it was excellent.
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9. kaberi puspala says:

September 2, 2009 at 11:40 am

nice recipe.i will try as soon as possilbe.

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10. kalva says:

September 2, 2009 at 4:01 pm

wow looks lovely.. gonna make it soon

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11. jyoti says:

September 2, 2009 at 10:06 pm

hi shailu,
sounds like a great recipe, since we dont get tondli here, can i use the stuffing in
any other vegetable?

Yes, you can try with brinjal, bittergourd, ridge gourd.

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12. Divya Vikram says:

September 3, 2009 at 1:13 pm

Looks authentic and delicious. Perfect like a accompaniment with rice..

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13. jyoti says:

September 3, 2009 at 9:08 pm

hi shailu, i found frozen tondli from a indian shop as they were already sliced
lengthwise, i made the ground mixture, and instead of stuffing fried them together
with the mixture,and added tamarind, gud and little water… !!! the taste is very
nice.. chatpata….but the tondli takes a long time to cook, while the urad dal in the
 mixture makes a thick paste gravy, so my suggestion for those who use frozen
tondli is that they should microwave tondli for 6 minutes and then add to the
gravy… fresh tondli has moisture which cooks the vegetable in the time specified
by you, but with the frozen it is different… Please share your thoughts.

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14. Mrs.Raj says:

September 5, 2009 at 11:55 am

My husband always says one thing, Maa vizag ammayi andukey anta baga
chestadi. Always look forward for your posts.
Love
Mrudula Raj

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15. Mrs.Raj says:

September 5, 2009 at 11:56 am

My husband always says one thing, Maa vizag ammayi andukey anta baga
chestadi. Always look forward for your posts.
Love
Mrs. Raj

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17. kamala says:

September 15, 2009 at 1:20 pm

new dish for me i used to stuff capsicum, ladies finger and bitter gourd. i try this
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18. radhi says:

June 14, 2010 at 11:49 pm

Hai Sailu,

first of all i have to thanx u for creating such a grt cooking site which is very
helpful to me and many others. i am following all ur recipes and they r coming
out very well. yesterday i tried this gutti dondakayi and it came out very well. my
hubby really liked it and gave compliments. i am a grt fan of dondakayi. really luv
this curry. .
all the best and keep posting ur wonderful recipes. radhi.

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