baked tindora fry, dondakaya pakodi

Cheater recipe with less oil when ever you feel like eating special items. Tindora/Dondakaya baked and then sauteed with onions, besan flour, peanuts and cashews gives it a pakoda style taste. Tastes good with white rice or roti.

Servings : 4

Cooking time: 1 Hour

Ingredients

1. Tindora/Dondakaya – 1 pound, cut into 4 pieces, lengthwise
2. Onion – Half, finely chopped
3. Chickpea flour / Besan flour – 2 tbl sp
4. Red chili powder – 1 1/2 tbl sp
5. Salt – 1/2 tbl sp
6. Peanuts – 2 tbl sp
7. Cashews – 2 tbl sp
7. Turmeric – 1/8 tea spoon
8. Garlic clove – 1
9. Curry leaves – 10
8. Oil – 2 tbl sp

Cooking Procedure

1. Add turmeric and 1/4 tbl spoon of salt, 1/2 tbl spoon of oil to the cut tindora and bake for 45 minutes at 400F. While they are getting baked, grind the garlic clove along with red chili powder, salt and keep aside.

2. Heat remaining oil , fry the peanuts , cashews, curry leaves and keep it aside. Add onions to the remaining oil and saute to golden brown. Add the tindora and saute for 5 more minutes.

3. Add the besan flour, red chili garlic mix and saute for 2-3 minutes. Add the fried peanuts , cashews, curry leaves and turn off the heat.

Be cautious while adding salt as this preparation needs less salt than usual.