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Tindora Raita | Tondekayi Mosarubajji

Tindora raita is an easy side dish which pairs well with steamed rice.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Karnataka
Servings: 3 people
Author: Sumana

Ingredients

  • Tindora (tindly)- 6 to 8
  • Fresh grated coconut- 1/2 cup
  • Green chillies- 2 nos.
  • Salt- 1 tsp
  • Fresh yogurt- 1/2 cup

To temper

  • Cooking oil- 1 tsp
  • Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
  • Split blackgram lentils- 1/2 tsp
  • Curry leaves- Few

Instructions

Method

  • Rinse and wash the tindora under running water. Trim the edges and cut them in to halves. Adding a cup of water cook them on stove top till soft.
    tindora raita preparation step 1
  • Next in a mixer add coconut, green chillies and salt. Grind them together to coarse paste.
    tindora raita preparation step 2
  • Next add cooked tindora to ground coconut and pulse it once again. You can keep the tindora chunky too.
    tindora raita preparation step 3
  • Next take yogurt in a bowl and whisk it well. Mix the ground paste with yogurt and mix.
  • In a tempering pan add all the ingredients mentioned under "To temper" list and when it sizzles add to tindora raita. A delicious tindora raita is ready to serve with steamed rice.

Notes

  • Cook tindora well till it is soft. You can pressure cook too.
  • The yogurt should be fresh. Don't use sour one.