Kovakkai or Ivy gourd/ Tindora is a healthy and delicious green vegetable. It can be used to prepare poriyals/ stir fries or gravies. Today I am sharing a very simple, quick and easy recipe of Kovakkai poriyal that can be cooked in just about 20 minutes. Kovakkai poriyal tastes great with plain rice and sambar.
Ingredients
3 tbsp oil
1 onion finely chopped
2 tsp ginger garlic paste
½ tsp red chilli powder (or to taste)
¼ tsp turmeric powder
½ salt
2 tomatoes deseeded and pureed
½ Lemon (optional)
Chopped coriander leaves for garnish
Method
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add onions and saute till they turn golden.
- Add ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw smell goes.
- Next add salt, red chilli powder and turmeric powder and mix well.
- Add tomato puree and cook for a couple of minutes till oil starts separating.
- Now add the sliced kovakkai/ Tindora and mix well.
- Add 1 or 1 and ½ cup water and close the lid of the cooker.
- Pressure cook for 3 whistles.
- Open the lid and once again switch on the gas.
- Check for taste, add salt or lime juice if necessary.
- Cook for a few minutes till most of the water has evaporated and the poriyal is dry.
- Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
- Serve hot.
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