Dondakaya pakodi (ivy gourd fry)

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 DONDAKAYA PAKODI FRY( ivy gourd fitters fry)


Ivy gourd is known as dondakaya in telugu. Ivy gourd pakoda can be had with rice and also as an evening tea time snack. It is a mixture of ivy gourd and various other ingredients which gives this dish a unique taste of sweet, hot and salty. The ivy gourd is soft and fleshy whereas the pakoras are crispy and crunchy which feels different from other fried side dishes. 


I chopped chopped ivy gourds into vertical slices ,they can be chopped into small pieces also.

If you don't have besan flour you can use wheat flour also, 1 cup wheat flour : 1 cup rice flour. 


In my house we prefer to have ivy gourd pakoras with rice and sambar or also as a fry dish with plain rice.



PREP TIME: 15min    COOKING TIME: 15min     TOTAL TIME : 30 min     

SERVES:6-7 member

 

  


INGREDIENTS :

  • 2 onions (medium sized) 

  • ½ kg ivy gourd 

  • 4 Green chillies

  • 1 cup chana dal flour

  • ½ cup rice flour

  • 2 tbsp red chilli powder

  • 1 tbsp cumin seeds

  • 1 ½ tbsp salt

  • ½ tsp of cinnamon powder(optional)

  • 10-15 curry leaves

  • ½ tsp of soda salt (optional)

  • 2 cups of oil

  • 1 cup water


INSTRUCTIONS


  1. Cut the ivy gourd into small pieces and keep them aside.

  2. Now place a pan on the stove, add 2 tbsp oil and add the chopped ivy gourd.

  3. Cook the ivy gourd on medium flame with the lid on the pan.

  4. Once the ivy gourd is cooked, switch off the stove and keep it aside.

  5. While the ivy gourd is cooking, slice the onion vertically, chop the green chillies finely and keep them aside.

  6. Now take bowl add the chopped onions,green chillies, besan flour, rice flour, red chilli powder,cumin seeds, salt, cinnamon powder,curry leaves,soda salt and mix them thoroughly,

  7. Add the water gradually to the mixture until it can be moulded into small portions.

  8. Add the cooked ivy gourd into the batter and mix thoroughly.

  9. Now place a kadhai on the stove, add enough oil for deep fry to it(2 cups approx).

  10. Let the oil heat on high flame, drop a small portion of the batter to know if the oil is hot enough. If the dropped batter floats immediately it indicates that the oil is ready to fry pakoras otherwise wait for another few minutes.

  11. Take the batter into small portions, drop it into oil and fry them till they turn into golden brown colour.

  12. Now place the fried pakoras onto tissues and serve them.

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