Kovakkai is not my favorite vegetable but somehow felt like picking it up when I saw it after a long long time (never bought it even once as hubby darling detests it) at Mustafa last week. My mom makes kovakkai fry that tastes awesomely crispy, however, that requires a lot of patience! Hence, I decided to use onions n tomatoes with spices to make it palatable to my hubby as well as save time for myself . It did taste wonderful with Garlic Rasam.
What I Used -
Kovakkai / Ivy gourd - 500 g
Onions- 2 medium/big
Tomatoes - 2 big/medium
Ginger-Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Green chillies - 3 or 4
Turmeric powder / Haldi - 1/4 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Home-made Curry powder - 1.5 tsp
Garam masala/Pav Bhaji masala - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
To Temper-
Oil - 2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Jeera / Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - a few (optional)
How I Made It -
As you might have guessed, I took the easy, first route . Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve with Rice or Roti varieties.
Sending this to "Subzis for Rotis" event hosted by Tickling Palates
Kovakkai Masala/ Ivy gourd Masala |
What I Used -
Ivy gourd / Kovakkai |
Kovakkai / Ivy gourd - 500 g
Onions- 2 medium/big
Tomatoes - 2 big/medium
Ginger-Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Green chillies - 3 or 4
Turmeric powder / Haldi - 1/4 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Home-made Curry powder - 1.5 tsp
Garam masala/Pav Bhaji masala - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
To Temper-
Oil - 2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Jeera / Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - a few (optional)
How I Made It -
- Heat oil in a deep kadai and temper with mustard and jeera. Throw in some curry leaves if you like.
- Add chopped onions and fry until light-brown.
- Add ginger-garlic paste, fry for 3 mins.
- When the raw smell goes off, add chopped tomatoes. Alternatively, you can pour juice of 1 tomato and add the other one chopped.
- Slit each kovakkai into 4 height-wise and add to the kadai.
Slit tindora / kovakkai |
- Add all the spice powders - curry powder, garam masala (or pav bhaji masala or channa masala, whichever is available), turmeric, red chilli powder and salt.
- Add 1/2 cup water and close the pan with a lid. Allow the vegetable to cook on low-medium flame for 15 minutes.
- Mix them together so that the spices get incorporated with kovakkai giving it a better taste.
- You can either serve at this stage like a gravy or add 2 tsp of oil and let it get a bit crispy and dry after another 30 minutes.
As you might have guessed, I took the easy, first route . Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve with Rice or Roti varieties.
Sending this to "Subzis for Rotis" event hosted by Tickling Palates
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