Tondli Bhat

Introduction:

A flavorful combination of rice with Tindora or Ivy Gourd. Very easy and tasty way of introducing Tondli in your daily meal...

Preparation time : 10 mts
Cooking time : 35 mts
Serves : 3 to 4people

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Rice
• 1 cup sliced Tondli / Tindora
• 3 tbsp Oil
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 2 Bay leaves
• 1 tsp Biryani Masala
• 1 tsp Ginger Garlic paste
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Red Chilli powder
• 1 Onion finely chopped

Method

• Wash and soak rice in water for 20 mts.
• Wash tindora very well and then cut its edges and cut that in to small coins.
• Heat oil. After oil is hot add cumin seeds and bay leaf.
• Then add onions and saute onions until it turns translucent.
• Then add ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, mic well.
• Cook for another one minute.
• Then and tondli and mix very well.
• Add Rice and two cups of water.
• Then add chilli powder and biryani masala.
• Add salt to taste.
• Mix very well.
• Bring that to boil over high heat.
• After that comes to a boil lower down the heat to medium, cover and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
• After 4 minutes, lower down the heat to lowest possible temperature and cook for 20 more minutes.
• Give rice a 10 minutes of standing time before you serve it.
• Garnish with freshly scraped coconut and coriander leaves.