Kovakkai Poriyal/Ivy Gourd Fry
Kovakkai Poriyal/Ivy Gourd Fry

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Kovakkai poriyal is a South Indian style ivy gourd stir fry. Tamil Style recipe for Kovakkai Fry / Poriyal with coconut. Kovakkai or Ivy gourd / tindora grows in a vine. It grows like a wild fire.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have kovakkai poriyal/ivy gourd fry using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Kovakkai Poriyal/Ivy Gourd Fry:
  1. Take 1/2 kg Kovakkai/ Ivy Gourd
  2. Make ready 2 tsp Oil
  3. Take 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
  4. Get 1 Medium Size Onion chopped
  5. Take Curry leaves few
  6. Take 1 Dry Red Chillies broken
  7. Take 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
  8. Get 1 tsp Sambar powder
  9. Make ready Salt-as per your taste
  10. Prepare Water-as required

It is good practice to include this at least once in a week in our meal. Kovakkai is Ivy Gourd in English. In the Telugu language, it is called Dondakaya. In other Indian languages, Kovakkai is also known as tendli or tindora. ivy gourd is also known as "tindora" in hindi and "tendli" in marathi languages. so this kovakkai poriyal can also be called as ivy gourd stir fry. the stir-frying is done on a low flame and not on a high flame so that the ivy gourd slices get cooked uniformly and do not get burnt. it is also important to note that the stir-frying is not done non-stop but at intervals.

Steps to make Kovakkai Poriyal/Ivy Gourd Fry:
  1. Wash and cut the Kovakkai/ Ivy Gourd into thin round slices.
  2. In a kadai, add oil. Once oil gets heat, add mustard seeds. Let it splutter.
  3. Add onions, curry leaves and dry red chilli. Saute till onions becomes translucent.
  4. Add turmeric powder. Saute for a minute.
  5. Then add the sliced Kovakkai/ ivy gourd, sambar powder and salt. Saute well.
  6. Add required water. Cover with a lid and cook till Kovakkai/ ivy gourd gets cooked.
  7. Now it's ready to serve. Serve as a Sidedish for your lunch.

In the Telugu language, it is called Dondakaya. In other Indian languages, Kovakkai is also known as tendli or tindora. ivy gourd is also known as "tindora" in hindi and "tendli" in marathi languages. so this kovakkai poriyal can also be called as ivy gourd stir fry. the stir-frying is done on a low flame and not on a high flame so that the ivy gourd slices get cooked uniformly and do not get burnt. it is also important to note that the stir-frying is not done non-stop but at intervals. Kovakkai Fry / Kovakkai Poriyal / Kovakai Varuval / Tindora Fry / Ivy Gourd Fry made with Kovaikai, Onion, Tomato, Jeera, Sesame Oil, Mustard Seeds and Curry. Kovakkai poriyal (in Tamil) recipe without coconut. This ivy gourd fry recipe takes time to cook but preparation time is less.

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