Easiest Way to Cook Perfect Kovakkai Poriyal/Ivy Gourd Fry

Easiest Way to Cook Perfect Kovakkai Poriyal/Ivy Gourd Fry Delicious, fresh and tasty.
Kovakkai Poriyal/Ivy Gourd Fry. 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 grows like a wild fire.
When purchasing kovakkai make sure its not very ripe.
Kovakkai Poriyal is a popular South Indian stir fry which is prepared almost in all house.
You can cook Kovakkai Poriyal/Ivy Gourd Fry using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Kovakkai Poriyal/Ivy Gourd Fry
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You need 1/2 kg of Kovakkai/ Ivy Gourd.
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It’s 2 tsp of Oil.
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It’s 1/4 tsp of Mustard seeds.
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You need 1 of Medium Size Onion chopped.
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You need of Curry leaves few.
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Prepare 1 of Dry Red Chillies broken.
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You need 1/4 tsp of Turmeric powder.
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Prepare 1 tsp of Sambar powder.
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Prepare of Salt-as per your taste.
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It’s of Water-as required.
Kovakkai (in Tamil) is nothing but ivy gourd (in English), tindora (in Hindi), Dondakaya (in Telugu).
This small vegetable has so many health benefits in it.
It is good practice to include this at least once in a week in our meal.
Kovakkai fry recipe with step by step photos.
Kovakkai Poriyal/Ivy Gourd Fry step by step
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Wash and cut the Kovakkai/ Ivy Gourd into thin round slices..
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In a kadai, add oil. Once oil gets heat, add mustard seeds. Let it splutter..
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Add onions, curry leaves and dry red chilli. Saute till onions becomes translucent..
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Add turmeric powder. Saute for a minute..
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Then add the sliced Kovakkai/ ivy gourd, sambar powder and salt. Saute well..
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Add required water. Cover with a lid and cook till Kovakkai/ ivy gourd gets cooked..
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Now its ready to serve. Serve as a Sidedish for your lunch..
A simple and easy home style Dondakaya fry best served as a side dish with chapatis or with curd rice and dal-rice.
Kovakkai fry also goes well in tiffin box paired with some soft phulkas or rotis.
Kovakkai is also known as dondakaya or tendli or tindora or ivy gourd.
Dondakaya Fry Recipe: Kovakkai poriyal(in Tamil) recipe without coconut.
This ivy gourd fry recipe takes time to cook but preparation time is less.