Name: Ivy Gourd / Kovakkai Poriyal
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: Kovakkai / Ivy Gourd 100gm; onion 1 no.; red chili powder 1/2 tsp; turmeric powder 1/2 tsp; salt to taste; grated coconut 1/2 cup; oil 3 tsp; mustard 1/2 tsp; broken urad dal 1/4 tsp; bengal gram 1/4 tsp; curry leaves 6 leaves

Ivy Gourd / Kovakkai Poriyal

Kovakkai poriyal is a yummy simple fry that tastes great with for sambar/rasam rice

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine Tamil

Servings people

Ingredients

Kovakkai / Ivy Gourd 100gm
onion 1 no.
red chili powder 1/2 tsp
turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
salt to taste
grated coconut 1/2 cup
oil 3 tsp
mustard 1/2 tsp
broken urad dal 1/4 tsp
bengal gram 1/4 tsp
curry leaves 6 leaves

Instructions

chop the kovakkai / ivy gourd in round shape
chop the onion
in pan heat the oil and temper the mustard, broken urad dal and bengal gram
add curry leaves and onion and saute it until the onion turn into brown
add ivy gourd / kovakkai and mix well
add red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt and mix well
allow to cook until the ivy gourd get cooked in medium flame
now add grated coconut and mix well , allow to cook for 2 minutes and switch off the flame
ivy gourd / kavakkai poriyal is ready