KOVAKKAI PORIYAL

KOVAKAI PORIYAL

Ingredients:
300 grms kovakai cut into slices.
¾ tsp chilly powder
¼ tsp of tumeric powder
¼ tsp of tamarind paste
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp urad dal
1 sprig curry leaves
1 tbs oil

Method:
Heat a wok with the oil, add in the mustard seeds and urad dal.
Let it splutter, add in the curry leaves.
Now add in the sliced kovakai, and fry nicely in the oil.
Add in the chillie powder, tumeric powder, tamarind paste,
and salt.
Mix nicely and sauté for about 5 minutes.
When the poriyal turns slightly brown, it is ready.
Serve with steaming rice as side dish.

Note: you can even cut each kovakai into 4 vertically.
I make the usual poriyal(similar to brinjal-pototo poriyal) with kovakkai... sometimes I add lil garam masala pwd when adding coconut & it gives a very nice flavour.... aprom usual poriyalave slow flamela vechu rombe neram vege brown aagura varai vathakinaal adhu kovakkai vadhakkal...hehehe...

I tried another recipe from Mallika Badrinath's book sometime back...diffa irundhichu... paarthu post pannuren...

U can chop kovakkai into thin rounds and deep fry in oil till crisp...add salt, chilly pwd & toss...nalla rukkum... or u can mix salt, chilly pwd, hing,turmeric....mix & after 5 mins add some besam flour...mix & then fry...

Kovakkai thayir patchadi will be good...