Thondekayi Palya

 Thondekayi palya/ Ivy gourd side dish

In every meal we eat, more of vegetables should be added... 
        We have heard a saying, "The vegetables should cover the 60% of our food plate "

Health benefits: Lowers blood sugar, increases the bowel motions,high vitamin C,anti bacterial, anti ulcer, to certain extent pain killer too... 

Starting from the starters & soup till the dessert we can include vegetables in one r other form.
 In soups, salads, curries, starters, biryani & flavored rices, side dishes, kootu... the list will go on and on.. :)

Lets see one such dish now..

Thondekayi Palya

Ingredients required:
Thondekayi/ Ivy Gourd - 1/2 kg
Red chilly                   - 8 to 10 no.
Coriander seeds          - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds               - 1/4 tsp
Garlic                         - 4 pods
Jaggery                      - 1/2 spoon
Coconut                      - 1/2 cup
Cooking oil                  - 3 tsp
Salt to taste

to seasoning:
mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
urad dhal         - 1/2 tsp
curry leaves      - 1 strand

How to prepare:

• Clean the vegetable and slit cut each one into 4 pieces.
• With a spoon of oil, fry the vegetable for couple of minutes.
• Cook it by adding little water just enough to cook.
• Meantime, dry roast chilly, coriander seeds, cumin for 2 minutes
• Make fine powder of the roasted items along with coconut and garlic.
• In a pan add oil, then season it with the seasoning ingredients
• Then add the ground paste and fry for about 2 minutes.
• Add the cooked vegetable and jaggery fry till its dry fry.         

Thondekayi palya is ready to eat, this goes well along rice , rotis, dosa, chapathi.. :)
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