Kovakkai Podi Curry Recipe - Tamil Nadu Style Ivy Gourd Stir Fry

 Kovakkai Podi Curry Recipe - Tamil Nadu Style Ivy Gourd Stir Fry

Ingredients:

400 grams Tindora (Dondakaya/ Kovakkai) - thinly sliced vertically,1 teaspoon Mustard seeds,1/2 teaspoon White Urad Dal (Split),pinch Asafoetida (hing),1 sprig Curry leaves,1 Dry Red Chilli,1 tablespoon Sunflower Oil,Salt - to taste,2 tablespoons Coriander (Dhania) Seeds,1 tablespoon White Urad Dal (Split),1 tablespoon Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal),4 Dry Red Chillies,1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)

Estimated Time

Preparation time: 15 min
Cooking Time: 20 min
Total Time: 35 min
Cuisine: Tamil Nadu
Course: Lunch
Diet: Diabetic Friendly 

How to make Kovakkai Podi Curry Recipe - Tamil Nadu Style Ivy Gourd Stir Fry 

  1. To begin making Kovakkai Podi Curry Recipe, dry roast the ingredients mentioned in the spicy lentil mix table and grind it to a coarse mix using a hand blender or Mixer and keep aside
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  3. Heat oil in a Kadai on medium flame, add the mustard seeds, urad dal and let it splutter
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  5. Add the asafoetida, dry red chilli and curry leaves and let it splutter
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  7. Now add the sliced ivy gourds and give it a good stir
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  9. Sprinkle with a little water, mix and let it cook with the lid closed
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  11. This will take around 10 minutes
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  13. Once the ivy gourds are cooked yet firm, add the lentil spice mix and stir well
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  15. Let the ivy gourds roast on low flame for another 10 minutes, and occasionally keep stirring the mix in between
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  17. Switch off the flame once it is done
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  19. Serve the spicy Kovakkai Podi Curry Recipe along with Steamed Rice, Tomato Onion sambar, Pepper Rasam and Curd for a full course Tamil Nadu Style lunch
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