How to make kovakkai fry recipe at home?
Scaling the recipe: Kovakkai fry recipe can be easily halved or doubled. Optional veggies: 2 medium sized potatoes can also be added. First saute the potatoes for 4 to 5 minutes on a low flame and then add the ivy gourds. Dry Mango powder replacement: Instead of dry mango powder, you can add about ½ teaspoon lemon juice.
What is kovakkai in English?
Kovakkai is Ivy Gourd in English. Kovakkai is the Tamil name. In the Telugu language, it is called Dondakaya. In other Indian languages, Kovakkai is also known as tendli or tindora. Kovakkai fry also goes well in tiffin box paired with some soft phulka or roti.
What is kovakkai Podi Curry?
Kovakkai is a Tamil word for Ivy Gourd or little gherkins (coccinia). These are very healthy and diabetic friendly. Kovakkai Podi Curry Recipe is a unique South Indian style stir fry which uses mildly spiced lentil mix which adds spice and tastes yummy.
How much kovakkai should I Cook?
Around 100-125 ml. Fry the kovakkai on low flame for a good 30-40 minutes. Keep sauteing every 5 minutes to avoid scorching at the bottom. The more you fry, the more brown and yummy its gonna get. Once its nicely cooked and fried and brown around the edges, finally add the shredded coconut and saute for a couple of minutes more.
What is the English name for Kovakkai?
Kovakkai is Ivy Gourd in English. Kovakkai is the Tamil name. In the Telugu language, it is called Dondakaya. In other Indian languages, Kovakkai is also known as tendli or tindora.
How do you make deep fried Dondakaya?
Making dondakaya fry▢ Heat a pan with oil. ... Allow the dals to fry till golden. Then add curry leaves and hing. ... ▢ Add chopped dondakaya pieces, salt and turmeric.▢ Stir fry till soft cooked. ... ▢ Add vepudu karam as needed or coconut and red chili powder.▢ Then add the peanuts if using and stir well.▢ ... ▢
How do you dry Kovakkai?
Dry them under sun till they are crispy and you would be able to bream them. Always store them in air-tight container to retain in the crispiness. It took 3 days for my vathal to become crispy and dry. After that, I fried them in hot oil and stored the fried Kovakkai Vathal in an air-tight container.
What is Hindi name for Kovakkai?
Kovakkai, as it is known as in Tamil, is also known by different names — ivy gourd, tendli in Marathi, dondakaaya in Telugu and tindora in Hindi. It is a perennial herbaceous vine.
Is Ivy gourd good for health?
Ivy gourd leaves when eaten raw offer optimal benefits. The ivy gourd plant is known to improve the metabolism, reduce the blood sugar level, and prevent conditions like diabetes. Ivy gourd also very good for the heart and the nervous system. Studies have even shown that it helps deal with kidney stones.
What is meant by Dondakaya in English?
The name of Dondakaya in English is Ivy Gourd.
Why ivy gourd is bitter?
The tetracyclic triterpinpoid cucurbitacins compounds are responsible for its bitterness and are highly toxic. A 1.2 mg dose of these toxic compounds is capable of killing a mouse. It can cause humans to vomit blood." The last time when I drank freshly extracted bottle gourd juice, it tasted quite bitter.
How many calories are in ivy gourd?
Tindora Indian Ivy Gourd Slices (1 cup) contains 2g total carbs, 1g net carbs, 0g fat, 2g protein, and 15 calories.
What is coccinea vegetable?
Coccinia grandis, the ivy gourd, also known as scarlet gourd, tindora and kowai fruit, is a tropical vine. It grows primarily in tropical climates and is commonly found in the Indian states, where it forms a part of the local cuisine. Coccinia grandis is cooked as a vegetable. Coccinia grandis.
Is Kovakkai good for diabetes?
Ivy gourd might lower blood sugar levels. Diabetes medications are also used to lower blood sugar. Taking ivy gourd along with diabetes medications might cause your blood sugar to be too low.
How do you eat ivy gourd?
Green fruit is used in soups and curries; ripe fruit used raw or stewed with other vegetables; tender leaves/shoots are eaten blanched, boiled or stir-fried, or in soups.
What is Kerala vegetable called in English?
Momordica charantia is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown for edible fruit, which is among the most bitter of all vegetables. English names for the plant and its fruit include bitter melon or bitter gourd.
Instructions
Clean the Kovakkaai (Ivy Gourd) under running water and chop them vertically. Set it aside.
INSTRUCTIONS WITH STEP BY STEP PICTURES
Clean the Kovakkaai (Ivy Gourd) under running water and chop them vertically. Set it aside.
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Kovakkai Fry
Tamil Style recipe for Kovakkai Fry / Poriyal with coconut. Tindora Ivy Gourd Dondakaya Vepudu.
Instructions
Heat oil in a pan until hot. Add in the mustard seeds, urad dal and dried red chillies. Fry until the seeds splutter and the urad dal turns golden. Add in the finely chopped onions and curry leaves. Fry till the onions are soft and starting to brown.
Why ivy gourd?
Kovakkai is rich in nutrition and vitamin c, its high fiber content relieves constipation, keeps blood sugar level under control, and good for people with diabetes. It is also effective for weight loss
What kind of dondakaya should I use?
Ivy Gourd / Scarlet gourd is widely known as kovakkai / kovakka / kowai pazham / kowaikai in Tamil, dondakaya in Telugu, In other Indian languages it popular as Tondli, Tendli, Thondekai, tindora, etc. Always use raw and young ivy gourd. Avoid ripe ivy gourd, one with red seeds
Should I always steam kovakkai?
No, to save time and to use less oil I prefer pressure cooking the kovakkai then prepare poriyal. Alternatively, you can add extra oil and roast the kovakkai fit extra time
Can I cook kovakkai poriyal on the high flame?
No, Slow cooking is key for the perfect tasty kovakkai fry. I prefer keeping the flame between low- medium, it yields in best crispy and tasty kovakkai fry.
Can I cut kovakkai into think strips?
Yes, you can cut dondakaya into thin strips. In our home, we prefer cutting kovakkai into a thin almost equal-sized circle
Can I add tempering to kovakkai poriyal?
Yes, I usually add tempering but forgot while taking video hence skipped in the recipe.
How to make kovakkai poriyal with step by step pictures
After the cooked kovakkai is cool and all the water is drained add rice flour, turmeric powder, chilli powder; mix well and coat evenly