In our family,both my mom side and my MIL side,I have never seen them cooking kovakkai,don’t know the reason though!!But when I tasted for the first time in a friend’s place I liked it…tasted nice and sounded so simple as well!! Even My friend S has a different recipe from this,but I will share that in another post..
Though this recipe somany blogs have ,i wanted to keep a record of what I did,so I am posting this!
Ingredients:
| Kovakkai/Tindora | 20-25 nos. |
| Onion | 1 medium sized,chopped |
| Sambhar powder | 2 tsp |
| Turmeric | 1/4 tsp |
| Salt & water | As needed |
Temper With:
| Mustard | 3/4 tsp |
| Jeera | 1 tsp |
| Curry leaves | 1 sprig |
| Oil | 2-3 tsp |
Method:
- Clean and slice the kovakkai to thin circles.
- Heat kadai/frying pan with oil and temper with the tempering items.
- Add onion to it and fry till golden brown.
- Add kovakkai,sambar powder,turmeric and salt.
- Mix well and fry for 2-3 minutes.
- Then sprinkle water and mix and cook covered till soft and changes colour.
- Take care not to burn the kovakkai.
- Serve as accompaniment for rice or take it with roties!!
Simple tindora stirfry looks gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeletesimple n yummy Raks...
ReplyDeleteLove this stir-fry..
Back at home mom made this always and i used to lov ehtem.
ReplyDeleteYours looks so so yumm.
i too make them in the same way,except adding onions.long time back i made this. Thanks for reminding me
ReplyDeleteI love kovakai...this dish makes a simple meal with rasam or curd so yummy...nice picture :)
ReplyDeleteone of my favorite veg.
ReplyDeletewow! nice click as always ..lokks soo yummy ..will give it try soon Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteYou are right.. my mom didn't make much with kovakkai but nowadays i cook often with it & have started liking it. Looks good.
ReplyDeleteYes, u r rite..I tried kovakkai thogayal once here..But nothing after that..Now i can try this fry..Its very simple as u said..Good one.Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeletewow..u knw its ma favv Raks..even now I have some in fridge..I just make a simple stir fry with chilli powder..Is this Sambar powder same as the usual shop bought ones?..The last pic is just superb dear..:)
ReplyDeleteI love tindora, we call in Kundri in Bengali. This looks really good! would be lovely with some dal & rice on the side.
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Been a while since i had this....nice looking stuff.Simple and easy...yummy!
ReplyDeleteWow thats one of my fav.. love all the pic.. good shot... please send me that bowl i will eat as a snack itself
ReplyDeleteYumm .. I love tindora ..
ReplyDeleteCrispy and yummy the curry!
ReplyDeleteOH! what a colourful picture, looks sooo yummy..., well, how did you know i bought Tindora, this week!, very very long back hubby had bought it in b'lore and i had made a dry curry of course not with sambhar powder!, saturday i thought i have completely forgotten the taste of it so, i bought some and is in my fridge. I will try this out, and later on try some other recipe with it!...., as usual beautiful clicks love.
ReplyDeletelovely picture..goes well with chapatis..
ReplyDeleteVarsha ,
ReplyDeleteThe sambhar powder used here is home made and is different from the store brought ones...U can replace it by 1 tsp red chilli powder and 1/2 tsp daniya powder.
We cook this very often but its always sliced lengthwise I for some reason love it when they are cut into rings!!! looks delicious!!!
ReplyDeletesimple..soo easy to make and my all time fav!!
ReplyDeleteadding sambhar powder is new to me too. gorgeous pics :)
ReplyDeletelovely stir fry. I'm a big fan of ivy gourd, will try this :)
ReplyDeletehi raji,
ReplyDeletebeautiful snap, I love the roasted pieces the most...I pick and eat such pieces coz I love the smoky taste it gets :)
good one. Keep the record going! am loving it!! :)
oohhh wow simple but so so mouthwatering.
ReplyDeleteI too cut them into roundles....simple and yum....
ReplyDeleteLooks simple and yummy. Next time i try this by adding sambhar powder to it.
ReplyDeleteTindora stir fry ...what a healthy side dish. Love those pics too.
ReplyDeleteAs improbable as it might sound, This recipe is savory and delicious:)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your recipe:)
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Hmm... Even in my family, no one cooks kovakkai. In fact, when my grandmother came here and saw us buying kovakkai she started yelling at us for paying money to buy a useless vegetable. Then, she tried it and loved it, too! One of my favorites. :)
ReplyDeleteI have tindora at home and will surely try this recipe soon.. I'm sure it will turn out good.. simple recipes are great!
ReplyDeleteLooks very yum. Beautiful picture.
ReplyDeleteBoth me and my first son love this and this is exactly how i make too. Yum!
ReplyDeleteWow looks so yummy...lovely pics gal
ReplyDeleteThe dish is amazingly easy and nice. I must say this.. Brilliant photography. the pic is so attractive. keep it going. :)
ReplyDeleteSuper Simple Quick tindora stir fry looks yummy
ReplyDeleteThanks Raks, loved the trip to India! :)
ReplyDeleteI had seen my nephew's photo of course but hadn't seen him physically. He insisted on calling me "ashakka" rather than aunty because I have short hair! ;D
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Thanks for ur comment@ my blog Dear . ..yeah ! i have used lemon culs for garnishing :) Thanks da
ReplyDeletesimple and looks perfect.
ReplyDeleteWow! that looks georgeous. Homely & lovely dish.
ReplyDeletewoww..looks great..superb recipe.. thanks for sharing :)
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