Indian · Side
Lasoon Tindora Garlicky Ivy Gourd in Yogurt
Thin coins of ivy gourd sauteed with plenty of sliced garlic, steamed just to al dente and folded into a cayenne-spiked yogurt and cream sauce with toasted cumin-coriander. The cream keeps the yogurt from splitting; English cucumber works too.

- YieldServes 4 as a side
- Hands-on12 min
- Total21 min
- Difficulty
Ingredients
- 1 tbspcanola oil
- 225 givy gourd (tindora), cut crosswise into 6 mm slices; or English cucumber, quartered lengthwise and cut into 6 mm pieces
- 6 clovesgarlic, medium, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
- 120 mlwater
Sauce
- 2 tbspplain yogurt
- 2 tbspheavy cream
- 2 tbspfresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, finely chopped
- 2 tsptoasted cumin-coriander blend (dhania-jeera masala)
- ½ tspcoarse kosher or sea salt
- ½ tspcayenne
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