Gherkin-Chickpeas Sabji

Recipe Type : Indian                                                            Yield : 4
Preparation Time : 10 mins                                                 Cooking Time : 25 mins

Ingredients:
500g gherkin or Ivy gourd or tindora or tendle
200g cooked chickpeas
3 tsp oil
5 Byadagi chilies
1/2 cup fresh grated coconut
1/2 tsp tamarind paste
2 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp black lentils (urad dal)
8 curry leaves
1 tsp mustard seeds
1/2  cup water
1 tsp salt

Method :
1. Slice tindora into long slices.
2. Dry roast Byadagi chilies, cumin seeds, and black lentils.
3. In a blender add dry roasted ingredients, tamarind paste, and grated coconut. Grind coarsely.
4. Heat a pan. Pour oil. Put mustard seeds, and curry leaves for tempering.
5. Put ground masala, and salt. Mix well.
6. Add sliced tindora into cooking pan. Pour water. Cook for 20 mins.
7. Now add cooked chickpeas. Cook for another 5 mins.