Saturday, January 26, 2008

A Different Tasty Kovakkai/ Ivy Gourd Fry


With Besan flour sprinkled above kovakkai..it will taste good..


Ingredients:

1.Kovakkai-20 pieces(chopped into thin slices)

2.Oil-8 spoons
3.Salt
4.Chilli Powder-1 spoon
5.Turmeric Powder-a pinch
6.Besan flour/Kadalai mavu-3 spoons

Method:

In a kadai..add oil and let it heat. now add the kovakkai slices and cook by covering it with a lid in a low flame. on cooking for 5-10 minutes, add salt,turmeric powder,chilli powder and mix well. now add besan flour, mix well. let it cooked for another 5 minutes and stop the flame.

Garnish it with corriander leaves.

16 comments:

vimmi January 27, 2008 at 9:38 AM  

I dont like this veg but adding besan seems to be the trick to makig it taste better.

shriya January 27, 2008 at 11:32 PM  

I am not a big fan of kovakkai. But your recipe and pic looks yummy and simple. It should be very useful for kovakkai lovers. And as vimmi said adding besan is really something new.

Lavanya Raj January 28, 2008 at 9:41 AM  

thanks vimmi for checking out my blog and commenting..try this as besan flour add's taste with kovakkai.

Lavanya Raj January 28, 2008 at 9:44 AM  

shriya thanks again. kovakkai is good for health..i usually include this veggie in my weekly-grocery list. try this and let me know wheather you like it or not..

Rajitha January 28, 2008 at 5:30 PM  

lavanya..loove kovakkai and can eat it everyday :D...thnks for sharing a new twist on the recipe!

Lavanya Raj January 28, 2008 at 11:35 PM  

thank you rajitha for dropping your comments..looking forward for your visits.

Kalai January 29, 2008 at 8:15 AM  

Kovakkai is one of my favorite veggies! Will try this version sometime, as I don't normally use kadalai maavu. :)

Lavanya Raj January 29, 2008 at 8:35 AM  

kalai thanks for your comments. unga blog nalla irukku..try kovakkai with kadalai mavu & let me know how it turned out.

Srivalli January 29, 2008 at 5:17 PM  

Hello Lavanya...nice blog you have here..first time here and its nice to know that you are from chennai...are you blogging from chennai?..if so, check out
Arusuvai Friendship Chain
and drop me a word at cooking4allseasons@gmail.com, if you are interested!..

Nithu January 29, 2008 at 10:26 PM  

Yummy kovakkai. One of my fav dish...

Vaishali January 29, 2008 at 11:25 PM  

Lavanya, I have never tried kovakkai before, but this looks really delicious. My husband, who's Tamil, would certainly enjoy it. Thanks for posting this.

Mandira January 30, 2008 at 12:11 AM  

simple,fast and delicious. Looks great too!

Dhivya January 30, 2008 at 1:12 AM  

Hi mu hubby loves kovakkai,,once i bought and threw it.. since i dont know any kavakkai recipes..Thanks for sharing..I hav never eaten before

Lavanya Raj January 30, 2008 at 9:11 AM  

vaishali..iam sure your desi wil enjoy kovakkai fry.

dhivya..kovakkai is rich in protein and fibre. so start cooking.

mandira than you for dropping a comment.

Nithu..iam excited on seeing your comment..love to hear from a Good Cook like you.

Srivalli..thanks for your compliments. it would be my pleasure to be in arusuvai.

Srivalli January 30, 2008 at 10:52 AM  

Lavanya, can you pls mail me, your postal address? If you can send it today, would be great!

ila June 18, 2010 at 9:17 PM  

hi lavi..
m new to cooking... ur blog s too good which helps me to do some good receipes .... thank u so much :)

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