Vegetable: Stuffed Tidsa (Punjabi Tinda)

Ingredients:

1. Small Tindas - 5
2. Crushed Peanut - 2 tbspns
3. Tomato - 1
   
4. Red Chili Powder (Mirchi) - 1/2 tsp
5. Salt (Namak) - 1/4 tsp
   
6. Turmeric (Haldi) - 1/4 tsp
   
7. Dry Mango Powder (Amchur) - 1/4 tsp
   
8. Vegetable Oil - 3 tsps
9. Mustard Seeds (Rai) - 1/4 tsp
   
10. Cumin Seeds (Jeera) - 1/4 tsp
    

Preparation:

• Wash the tindas and then just scoop out small hole on the top and bottom and try to remove the seeds and the pulp.

• Crush the pulp and remove the seeds from it.

• Grate the tomato and keep aside.

• Grind the peanuts to coarse powder.

Procedure:

• Take a tbsp of oil and once its warm add mustard seeds, jeera and a pinch of asafoetida powder to it and once it starts to splatter. Add peanut powder, turmeric powder and roast it for a minute and then add grated tomato, tinda pulp, red chili powder,salt and dry mango powder to it and stir until the water evaporates and its a thick paste, let it cool down.

• Now take the tindas and fill this mixture inside the tindas.

• Take a tbsp of oil in the pan and add turmeric powder to it once its warm put the stuffed tindas in it . Let it cook for around 10 mins with a lid on the top with a steam outlet, but keep stirring every 3 mins,till the tindas turn soft.

• Now garnish it with fresh chopped coriander and serve this with roti.