Tondekayi Batani palya( Ivy gourd and green peas curry)
Posting here after a vv long time.
Had been to Melukote(Mandya dist) near Mysore. It was a very hectic trip with 2 kids and having had to climb 500 steps up and down.Had a wonderful darshan of lord Yoga Narasimha. As the tradition goes we didn't eat our breakfast as we were visiting the temple.
Our hungry tummies started rumbling but we didn't find a place to eat near by. We were craving for a good south indian thali and Vasudev Adigas on Bangalore Mysore highway was on our mind ,which was about 100 kms from there Sigh!!!!..It took about 2 hrs for us to reach the place , all the more hungry. But the food was worth a wait. Had a scrumptious meal. Poori with Tondekayi Batani Palya was on the menu.
Now coming to the point,yes,this story was an introduction to my recipe. We tasted it first time there and wanted to try the same at home.It came out very well and this had to be on my list .
The original recipe is here . The original recipe has kabuli chana which i have replaced with green peas.
1 cup Tondekayi, chopped length wise
Cook tondekayi and green peas in a pressure cooker for 2 to 3 whistles or until soft adding very little water.Once the pressure goes strain it and keep it aside.
Posting here after a vv long time.
Had been to Melukote(Mandya dist) near Mysore. It was a very hectic trip with 2 kids and having had to climb 500 steps up and down.Had a wonderful darshan of lord Yoga Narasimha. As the tradition goes we didn't eat our breakfast as we were visiting the temple.
Our hungry tummies started rumbling but we didn't find a place to eat near by. We were craving for a good south indian thali and Vasudev Adigas on Bangalore Mysore highway was on our mind ,which was about 100 kms from there Sigh!!!!..It took about 2 hrs for us to reach the place , all the more hungry. But the food was worth a wait. Had a scrumptious meal. Poori with Tondekayi Batani Palya was on the menu.
Now coming to the point,yes,this story was an introduction to my recipe. We tasted it first time there and wanted to try the same at home.It came out very well and this had to be on my list .
The original recipe is here . The original recipe has kabuli chana which i have replaced with green peas.
Ingredients:
1 cup Tondekayi, chopped length wise
1/2 cup green peas
1/2 cup Grated coconut
2-3 Dry red chillies (I used the less spicy ones)
1/2 tsp Coriander seeds
1/2 tsp Jeera
2 -3 tsp Oil
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
4-5 Curry leaves
1 tsp Lemon juice
A pinch of haldi
A pinch of hing
Salt as per taste
1/2 cup Grated coconut
2-3 Dry red chillies (I used the less spicy ones)
1/2 tsp Coriander seeds
1/2 tsp Jeera
2 -3 tsp Oil
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
4-5 Curry leaves
1 tsp Lemon juice
A pinch of haldi
A pinch of hing
Salt as per taste
Grind together dry red chillies , corriander seeds and jeera seeds . Once powdered well add grated coconut and grind further to make a coarse powder.
Now heat oil in a kadai , add mustard seeds, turmeric , hing and curry leaves. Now add the powder prepared in the previous step and saute for a while.
Add cooked tondekayi and batani add salt and mix well for 5 mins. switch off the stove and add lemon juice. Serve hot with rice or rotis.
