Ivy Gourd / Kaovakkai Stir Fry
Ivy gourd / kaovakkai stir fry, A quick and easy side dish with kovakkai that goes very well with both rice and chappathis. This Kovakkai Curry or rather fry is a very simple one that does not involve any grinding of masala.
Ingredients
- Kovakkai / Ivy Gourd 250gm
- Onion 2no.
- tomato 1 no.
- green chili 1 no.
- Grated Coconut 1 Cup
- Red chili powder 1 tsp
- turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
- salt to taste
- oil as required
- curry leaves 1 bunch
- mustard 1 tsp
- broken urad dal 1 tsp
- bengal gram 2 tsp
Instructions
- Chop the Kovakkai / Ivy gourd In round shape
- Chop the onion, green chili and tomato
- Heat the Oil in the pan and fry the ivy gourd / kovakkai
- now heat the oil in other pan and temper the mustard, broken urad dal and bengal gram
- add chopped onion, green chili and tomato and saute it for 5 minutes
- add fried ivy gourd / kovakkai and mix well
- add red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt and mix well and allow to cook for 2 mins
- now add grated coconut and mix well and allow to cook until the ivy gourd / kovakkai get cook well
- now ivy gourd / kovakkai stir fry is ready
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