Name: Kovakkai Poriyal
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 250 Gms Kovaikkai (approx., Ivy gourd); ½ cup Chopped Onion; 1 tspn Red Chilli Powder; Salt (As required); ½ tspn Turmeric Powder; 2 tspns Refined Oil

Kovakkai Poriyal

Kovakkai Poriyal

A very healthy and simple curry that goes well with rice, rotis etc. It is simple to prepare.

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

250 Gms Kovaikkai approx., Ivy gourd
½ cup Chopped Onion
1 tspn Red Chilli Powder
Salt As required
½ tspn Turmeric Powder
2 tspns Refined Oil

Instructions

Clean, wash and cut the Kovakkai into small pieces
Heat Oil in a frying pan and add the chopped Onion into the Oil
Then add the Turmeric Powder, Red Chilli Powder and Salt into the chopped Onion
Stir the mix for some time
Then add the Kovaikkai pieces into this mix and stir it for 2 – 3 minutes (not necessary to add water)
Cover the frying pan with a lid/plate and cook the mix in low flame
When the Kovakkai pieces are cooked well, stir it and then put off the stove and change the Poriyal to a serving vessel.
Kovakkai Poriyal is ready and it can served as a side dish for cooked rice, Chappathi/Poori etc.