Monday, June 1, 2009

SIMPLE KOVAKKAI KARI-TINDORA STIR FRY

               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..
Tindora / Kovakkai
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:
  1. Clean and slice the kovakkai to thin circles.
  2. Heat kadai/frying pan with oil and temper with the tempering items.
  3. Add onion to it and fry till golden brown.
  4. Add kovakkai,sambar powder,turmeric and salt.
  5. Mix well and fry for 2-3 minutes.
  6. Then sprinkle water and mix and cook covered till soft and changes colour.
    before it gets cooked After cooked,colour changes
  7. Take care not to burn the kovakkai.
  8. Serve as accompaniment for rice or take it with roties!!
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40 Stars(comments):

Priya said...

Simple tindora stirfry looks gorgeous!!!

Prathibha said...

simple n yummy Raks...
Love this stir-fry..

Happy cook said...

Back at home mom made this always and i used to lov ehtem.
Yours looks so so yumm.

jeyashrisuresh said...

i too make them in the same way,except adding onions.long time back i made this. Thanks for reminding me

Gita said...

I love kovakai...this dish makes a simple meal with rasam or curd so yummy...nice picture :)

SAILAJA said...

one of my favorite veg.

Mangala Bhat said...

wow! nice click as always ..lokks soo yummy ..will give it try soon Thanks for sharing :)

Laavanya said...

You are right.. my mom didn't make much with kovakkai but nowadays i cook often with it & have started liking it. Looks good.

Chitra said...

Yes, 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!!

Varsha Vipins said...

wow..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..:)

Soma said...

I love tindora, we call in Kundri in Bengali. This looks really good! would be lovely with some dal & rice on the side.
Soma(www.ecurry.com)

Nithya Praveen said...

Been a while since i had this....nice looking stuff.Simple and easy...yummy!

Pavithra said...

Wow thats one of my fav.. love all the pic.. good shot... please send me that bowl i will eat as a snack itself

DEESHA said...

Yumm .. I love tindora ..

Cham said...

Crispy and yummy the curry!

jayasri said...

OH! 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.

sowmya said...

lovely picture..goes well with chapatis..

RAKS KITCHEN said...

Varsha ,
The 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.

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

We cook this very often but its always sliced lengthwise I for some reason love it when they are cut into rings!!! looks delicious!!!

Superchef said...

simple..soo easy to make and my all time fav!!

Nags said...

adding sambhar powder is new to me too. gorgeous pics :)

Sush said...

lovely stir fry. I'm a big fan of ivy gourd, will try this :)

Suparna said...

hi raji,
beautiful 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!! :)

rekhas kitchen said...

oohhh wow simple but so so mouthwatering.

Kitchen Flavours said...

I too cut them into roundles....simple and yum....

Valarmathi said...

Looks simple and yummy. Next time i try this by adding sambhar powder to it.

Viki's Kitchen said...

Tindora stir fry ...what a healthy side dish. Love those pics too.

Rosemary said...

As improbable as it might sound, This recipe is savory and delicious:)

Thanks for sharing your recipe:)

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Kalai said...

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. :)

Sujatha said...

I have tindora at home and will surely try this recipe soon.. I'm sure it will turn out good.. simple recipes are great!

A2Z Vegetarian Cuisine said...

Looks very yum. Beautiful picture.

Vibaas said...

Both me and my first son love this and this is exactly how i make too. Yum!

Priti said...

Wow looks so yummy...lovely pics gal

Nithya said...

The dish is amazingly easy and nice. I must say this.. Brilliant photography. the pic is so attractive. keep it going. :)

A2Z Vegetarian Cuisine said...

Super Simple Quick tindora stir fry looks yummy

Asha said...

Thanks Raks, loved the trip to India! :)

I 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

Enjoy, see you in Fall!:)

Mangala Bhat said...

Thanks for ur comment@ my blog Dear . ..yeah ! i have used lemon culs for garnishing :) Thanks da

Andhra Flavors said...

simple and looks perfect.

Ammu said...

Wow! that looks georgeous. Homely & lovely dish.

Hari Chandana said...

woww..looks great..superb recipe.. thanks for sharing :)

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