Dondakaya fry



Preparation Time:20 min.

Cooking Time: 20 min

Yield: Serves 4

Dondakaya 250 gms.
Green Chillies 3
 Red chilles 2
Onion 1 med.size
Sesame seeds 1 tbsp.
Dessicated coconut 1/2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp.
Zeera powder 1 tsp.
Zeera 1 tsp.
Mustard seeds 1 tsp.
Chilli powder 1/2 tsp
Cilantro  leaves 1/4 cup
Khari patta 1 sprig
Method of Preparation

1. Wash the Dondakaya and cut it into 8 pieces lengthwise.
2. Cut onion into small pieces.
3. Put a pan on a stove and after it heats up add the oil and give it a tempering of Zeera and Mustard seeds.Add Ginger garlic paste and fry it a little.
   
4. After they crackle ,add the red Chillies and Green Chillies and saute them.
5. Then add Onions and cook it till they are Transparent ,then add the dondakaya pieces.Cook them on a low flame for 10 min checking to see if they burn up.Cover the pan to cook the Donadkaya  throughly..Add a little sprinkling of water if necessary.
6. In anothe pan dry roast the Sesame seeds .Add the dessicated coconut and grind them together to a fine powder.
7. Add this powder  to the curry and mix it well.Cook it for another 10 min till the Dondakaya breaks easily when you mash it,Add a little water if necessary.
8. Swich off the stove and garnish with Cilantro and Kharipatta.