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tindora sabzi served ina bowl with chapathi and garnished with coriander
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Instant Pot Tindora Fry

Simple stir fried Ivy Gourd or Tindora Fry made in the instant pot.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 4
Author: Madhavi Kadaba

Equipment

  • Instant Pot

Ingredients

  • 3 cups chopped tindora
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • ⅓ cup fresh coconut, grated
  • big handful of coriander leaves
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • ½ to 1 tsp red chili powder
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • ¼ tsp sugar
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp chana dal optional
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • salt to taste
  • 1 to 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp oil

Instructions

Cutting the Tindora -

  • Wash the tindora and cut the edges and cut the tindora vertically. Now chop the tindora and set a side.

Grinding the masala -

  • Add grated coconut, two garlic cloves and a handful of coriander leaves in mortar pestle and make a coarse paste.

Cooking the Tindora Fry -

  • Turn on the instant pot on saute mode and add a table spoons of oil. When the oil gets hot, add half teaspoon of mustard seeds. Let them pop and then add chana dal and cumin seeds. Once the cumin sizzles, add the chopped onion and cook for two to three minutes till onion gets soft. If the pot is browning while cooking onions, add splashes of water to avoid burning
  • Add the chopped tindora, coconut coriander mixture,turmeric powder, red chili powder, garam masala and salt.
  • Mix all the ingredients and saute for a minute. Add ¾th cup of water and mix well making sure nothing is stuck to the bottom of the pan.
  • Cancel the saute mode, close the lid and adjust the vent to the sealing position. Press the manual or pressure cooker mode and adjust the time to 7 minutes on high pressure. 
  • Once the cooking time is done, release pressure after five minutes. Add quarter tea spoon of sugar (optional) and mix the sabzi. Saute the tindora fry for a minute or two till all the excess moisture is absorbed. Finally squeeze some lemon juice and the tindora dry curry is ready to be served.

Notes

  • If fresh coconut is not available, dry coconut can also be used. 
  • Frozen tindora can also be used in the recipe. If using frozen tindora,  once the cooking is done wait till the pressure releases naturally before opening the lid.