To start making Gutti Dondakaya Vepudu Recipe, wash, drain and wipe the Ivy Gourds dry with a kitchen towel.
Now make an extended cross slit on every Dondakaya/ Kovakkai/ Tendli size smart, retaining the bottom and form of every vegetable intact and maintain apart.
Subsequent step is to make the Dondakaya Vepudu for which now we have to grind the contemporary masala.
Warmth a pan over medium warmth, add the chana dal and urad dal and roast till golden brown and crisp.
Stir within the coriander seeds, sesame seeds, cumin seeds, purple chillies till the coriander and sesame begin popping and releasing a roasted aroma.
Lastly stir within the coconut and roast till it turns flippantly golden. Flip off the warmth and permit the masala to chill.
Into the small jar of the mixer grinder add the roasted masala, together with a bit salt and grind into a rough powder.
Switch masala right into a bowl and put aside.
Now, fill the slit Dondakaya/ Kovakkai/ Tendli with the roasted masala and maintain apart.
Warmth oil in a large pan on medium warmth; add the mustard seeds cumin seeds, and permit it to crackle. Add the asafoetida, curry leaves and purple chillies and roast for just a few seconds.
Add the stuffed Dondakaya/ Kovakkai/ Tendli to the pan, stir in the identical, turmeric powder, gently stir, add 1/4 cup of water and canopy the pan. Flip the warmth to low and prepare dinner till the dondakaya vepudu is completed.
You may also alternatively, place the entire combination into the stress cooker with 2 tablespoons of water and stress prepare dinner for 3 to 4 whistles and switch off the warmth. Launch the stress instantly after which stir fry within the open till all of the masala comes collectively.
As soon as performed, flip off the warmth and switch the Gutti Dondakaya Vepudu to serving bowl and serve sizzling.
Serve the Gutti Dondakaya Vepudu Recipe together with Steamed Rice and Andhra Model Pappu Charu Recipe for the weeknight dinner.
