How to make Dahiwale Tinde -

Apple gourds cooked with yogurt and masalas.

Sanjeev Kapoor

This recipe is from FoodFood TV channel & has featured on Sanjeev Kapoor Kitchen.

Main Ingredients : Apple (सेब), Yogurt (दही)

Cuisine : Punjabi

Course : Main Course Vegetarian


Dahiwale Tinde

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Punjabi food is wholesome and full of rustic flavour. The custom of cooking in community ovens or tandoors prevails in rural pockets even today. The cuisine is characterised by a profusion of dairy products in the form of malai, paneer and dahi. The dals are a speciality of this type of cuisine, made of whole pulses like black gram, green gram and Bengal gram.  They are cooked on slow fire, often simmered for hours till they turn creamy and then flavoured with spices and rounded off with malai for that rich finish. The food is simply delicious.
The most unique thing about cooking in a tandoor is the smoky flavour that the food gets making it tastier. Moreover it is a healthy way of cooking since minimum fat is required and the food generally gets cooked in its own juices thus retaining its natural flavours. Besides it is not only easy to digest, it is also very hygienic.  In conclusion one can safely say that it is through tandoori cooking that Indian cuisine first got globally acknowledged.

Prep Time : 0-5 minutes

Cook time : 51-60 minutes

Serve : 4

Level Of Cooking : Moderate

Taste : Mild

Ingredients for Dahiwale Tinde Recipe

  • Apple gourds (tinda) - peeled 7-8 medium

  • Yogurt 1 cup

  • Oil 2 tablespoons

  • Asafoetida 1/4 teaspoon

  • Mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon

  • Cumin seeds 1/2 teaspoons

  • Curry leaves 10-12

  • Salt to taste

  • Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon

  • Green chillies 4

  • Refined flour (maida) 1 tablespoon

  • Fresh coriander leaves 12-16

Method

Step 1

Keep some gourds whole and halve the rest. Make incisions on all pieces and whole ones.

Step 2

Heat oil in a non-stick pan, add asafoetida, mustard seeds and cumin seeds and let the seeds splutter.

Step 3

Add curry leaves, gourds and salt and mix well. Add turmeric powder and mix. Add ¼ cup water, mix well, cover and cook for 1 minute.

Step 4

Slit green chillies and add. Mix, cover and cook for 4-5 minutes.

Step 5

Take yogurt in a bowl, add refined flour and whisk well.

Step 6

Add ¼ cup water to the pan, cover and cook for 5 minutes. Add yogurt mixture and mix well.

Step 7

Roughly chop coriander leaves and add. Mix well. Cover and cook on low heat for ½ hour.

Step 8

Transfer into a serving bowl and serve hot.

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