Name: Ivy Gourd/ Kovakkai Pickle
Prep time: 120 min
Total time: 120 min
Ingredients: Kovakkai 100gm; red chili 8 no.; salt 1 tsp; turmeric powder 1/2 tsp; oil 25 ml; fenugeek seed 2 tsp; Garlic 4 no.; ginger 1 small piece; pepper seed 1 tsp; clove 4 no.; jaggery 4 tsp; lemon 1/2 no.

Ivy Gourd/ Kovakkai Pickle

Ivy Gourd Pickle is one of the famous and traditional pickles from Goa. The recipe is unique so is the method to make this pickle

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Prep Time 2

Total Time 2

Cuisine Goa

Servings people

Ingredients

Kovakkai 100gm
red chili 8 no.
salt 1 tsp
turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
oil 25 ml
fenugeek seed 2 tsp
Garlic 4 no.
ginger 1 small piece
pepper seed 1 tsp
clove 4 no.
jaggery 4 tsp
lemon 1/2 no.

Instructions

Chop the ivy gourd into round shape
Rub salt and leave in the sun for 1 hour or 2 hour. Discard if any water is there.
now take red chili, turmeric powder, clove, ginger, garlic, pepper seed, fenugreek seed, jaggery, lemon and salt
grind it. if required add little water and make a paste
Combine the paste with the ivy gourd. Marinate them for an hour more.
Heat oil in a large pan once hot add mustard seed, curry leaves and asofoetida. Once they crackle add the marinated Ivy Gourd with salt. cook for 5 minutes but dont over cook
now transfer into bowl and allow for 3 days
ivy gourd pickle is ready