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Kunduri Fry

Published: | LAST UPDATED ON: Jan 12, 2023 by Lubna Karim

Kunduri Fry | Dondakaya Vepudu is a popular Andhra style stir-fry recipe. Andhra Food is known for its simplicity and abundant use of seasonal vegetables. This recipe is one good example to it. There are many variations in making this fry. The one I am sharing with you today is simple, spicy and is often served with hot steamed rice and dal (sambar) or rasam. Believe me, the combination of spicy kunduri fry, dal and rice is the best comfort food ever.

Kunduri Fry with roasted peanuts

What is Kunduri called in English?

One vegetable, many names. Kunduri is a famous vegetable in North and South India. Tender green, short and blunt vegetable, sometimes with white lines is abundantly available vegetable in Andhra regions. The scientific name of Kunduri is Coccinia Grandis and Kunduri is called in other languages as,

Dondakaya – Telugu

Tindora | Ghiloda – Gujarati

Tindora – Hindi

Tondekayi – Kannada

Kovakkai – Tamil

Kundru |  Kowai | Kovai | Kovakka | Manoli | Tindla | Gentleman’s Toes | Tendli | Thendli |  Thainli | Ivy Gourd | Little Gourd are different names given to this humble vegetable. 

how to make dondakaya vepudu

Nutrition in Ivy Gourd

Ivy Gourd has a mildly flavored flesh with a lots of flat seeds. These seeds are soft and get cooked along in the recipe. Though this is available in abundance, people rarely cook it because there is no distinct taste of this vegetable. But when cooked with well balanced spices, this vegetable is one of the tastiest one. Some of the nutritional benefits of this are,

  • Ivy Gourd are fabulous mix of complex carbohydrates, fibre, and a vast array of A, B and C vitamins.
  • This is quite a valuable source of micronutrients.
  • Ivy gourd is often recommended to diabetics due to its low glycemic index and its possible ability to help regular blood glucose.
  • These are also is rich in beta-carotene and minerals.

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Kunduri | Dondakaya Fry With Peanuts

It’s beginning to feel a lot like Summer and also time for simple meals. My idea of simple meal is always dal, chawal and any sabzi, mostly stir-fry along papad, achar and dahi. Bliss, isn’t it? This kunduri fry with roasted peanuts is ultimate side dish recipe to go with hot rice and dal on any day. In this recipe, the subtle taste of kunduri is perfectly balanced with spices. Roasted peanuts will add crunch and protein to the recipe.

Yield: 4

Spicy Kunduri Fry

Kunduri Fry with roasted peanuts

Andhra style spicy kunduri Fry | dondakaya vepudu | ivy gourd fry with peanuts is a perfect vegan and gluten-free stir-fry side-dish recipe.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • ½ kg Kunduri | Tindora | Ivy Gourd
  • 2 Onions, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp. Red chili powder
  • 1 tbsp. Ginger-Garlic paste
  • ½ tbsp. Turmeric powder
  • ½ tbsp. roasted Coriander powder
  • ¼ tbsp. roasted Cumin | Jeera powder
  • 4 tbsp. Peanuts, roasted and coarsely ground
  • Salt to taste
  • For Tempering:
  • 1 tbsp. Mustard seeds
  • 1 tbsp. split black gram dal (urad dal | minapappu)
  • 1 tbsp. Chana dal
  • 1 dry Red chili
  • 6-9 fresh Curry leaves
  • 2 tbsp. Oil

Instructions

How to make Spicy Kunduri Fry with Peanuts

  1. Wash and trim the ends of kunduri. Cut them into roundels. You can even slice them length wise.
  2. In a pan, add oil and drop all the ingredients listed under tempering one by one.
  3. When the aroma of the ingredients starts to release add onions, red chili powder, turmeric powder, ginger-garlic paste, coriander powder, cumin powder and salt.
  4. Fry lightly till the spices blend together. Now add cut kunduri pieces and stir well.
  5. Cover the pan with a lid and cook till kunduri is soft enough. Keep stirring in between to ensure even cooking.
  6. Toss in coarsely ground peanuts. Cover with a lid and turn off the flame.
  7. Serve after 10 minutes with steamed hot rice and dal.
  8. Add love to make this spicy kunduri fry taste 'YUMMY'.

Notes

Lubna's Serving Suggestion:

Not only kunduri fry, any stir fry like potato fry, carrot fry, beans fry, okra fry, etc.; can be served with hot rice, ghee and dal.

Kunduri Fry tastes best when served with hot rice, dal (tomato pappu, cucumber (dosakaya) pappu).

You can even serve this kunduri fry with sambar or rasam.

If in no mood or time to cook any other side-dish, then simply mix this stir-fry with rice and toss for 2 minutes in kadai and relish warm with pickle or papad.

Kunduri Fry mixed with rice is one of the best lunch box recipe too.

I sometimes, serve this ivy gourd fry with ivy gourd dal. I have given the link in the post. Do check it.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 321Total Fat: 23gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 814mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 4gSugar: 5gProtein: 13g

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© Lubna Karim
Cuisine: Indian / Category: Side Dishes

 

Comments

  1. Food Fanatic says

    I usually don’y like this veg but your recipe makes me want to try it 🙂 One other name for this veg as we call it is Parwal.

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  3. Suparna says

    I love tendli.. will surely try your spicy fry recipy…it’s seems easy to prepare 🙂 thanks so much for the lovely recipe. TC

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  8. Purva Desai says

    Lubna I am flying to Chennai to have ur delicious tendli fry….its my fav sabji….ur click makes it really tempting

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  12. Kitchen Flavours says

    Thank you Food Fanatic for the comment and introdusing me with a new name of this veggie.Thank you Homecooked, Suparna, Varunavi, Sowmya, Lakshi, Shama, Purva, Rekha and Raks.Thank you P for the name and comment.

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  14. Madhumathi says

    Tindora fry looks adorable..Makes me drool here..Have a handfuls of tindora in my fridge.I was wondering what curry I can make with this..thanks for posting tis lovely recipe in the rite time 🙂

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  28. Nithya Praveen says

    I love this veggie Lubna,one of my favs.Wud love to have this with Rotis…looks wonderful.

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  31. Kitchen Flavours says

    Thank you Madhumati, Asha, Yasmeen, Akal, Smitha, Ashwini, Cham, Srikar, Anu Sriram, Trupti, Ivy, Priya, Pooja, Neema, Nithya and Preety.

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  34. Arch says

    Looks delicious !! I love this veggie and been making a lot with it recently, have to try this one too

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  36. Ashwini says

    I usually dont buy kovakkai.. All i know is deep fry recipe… this is new to me..Lemme try..

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  37. A_and_N says

    I am not a big fan of kovakkai but yours look crisp and spicy! i might change my mind and give these a try 🙂

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  41. Mahimaa's kitchen says

    tindora looks lovely…. i usually slice it into small circles and fry. never tried it your way… nice curry to go with rotis.

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  42. Kitchen Flavours says

    Thank you Sushma, Sia, Arch, Jaishree, Ashwini, A&N, Paru, Vaishali, Sefa and Mahimaa.

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  44. TBC says

    This is one of my fav vegetables. I usually only buy the frozen ones since the choppping up part otherwise, seems to take forever! 🙂

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  49. Kitchen Flavours says

    Shaik – Yes Kunduri means Tindora/Tindli. I have written it in first line. If you have read the post then you would come to know.

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  50. Zarina says

    Tindora nad parwal are different vegetable. Since they look much similar it confuses people.

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