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    Kovakkai Poriyal Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 6, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Kovakkai Poriyal Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. Simple stir fry with kovakkai which taste delicious with rice and kuzhambu.

    Simple Kovakkai Poriyal 

    Kovakkai - Tindora fry is one of my all time favourite side dish. It is really tasty on it own or as a side for rice and any gravies.

    Ingredients for Kovakkai Poriyal

    • Tindora / Kovakkai - 500 grams cut into rounds
    • Salt to taste
    • Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
    • Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
    • Oil - 3 to 4 tblspn
    • Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
    • Curry leaves - 2 sprigs

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    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

    How to Make Kovakkai Poriyal

    Take tindora, salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder in a bowl and mix well. Leave to marinate for 30 mins. 

    Heat oil in a pan, add mustard and curry leaves and let them sizzle.

    Add in tindora and toss well.

    Keep cooking on medium high heat till it gets golden brown. Keep mixing.

    Serve with rice.

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    Kovakkai Poriyal Recipe | Tindora Stir Fry Recipe

    Kovakkai Poriyal Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. Simple stir fry with kovakkai which taste delicious with rice and kuzhambu.
    3.50 from 4 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 25 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Indian
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • Tindora / Kovakkai - 500 grams cut into rounds
    • Salt to taste
    • Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
    • Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
    • Oil - 3 to 4 tblspn
    • Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
    • Curry leaves - 2 sprigs

    Instructions
     

    • Take tindora, salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder in a bowl and mix well. Leave to marinate for 30 mins.
    • Heat oil in a pan, add mustard and curry leaves and let them sizzle.
    • Add in tindora and toss well.
    • Keep cooking on medium high heat till it gets golden brown. Keep mixing.
    • Serve with rice.
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!


    Kovakkai Poriyal Step by Step

    Cut tindora / kovakkai in to rounds and add some salt, turmeric and chilli powder in it and mix well.
     Leave this to marinate for 30 mins

     

    heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds

     

    add curry leaves

     

    add the tindora

     

    toss well

     

    keep cooking till it gets nice colour

     

    keep stirring it often

     

    now it is almost done

     

    cook on medium low heat till it gets crispy

     

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    1. Shifana Fathahur

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      No need to add salt or masala??

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    2. Sathishkumarm Infinix

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      Hi Madam, I'm a serious Kovakkai(Ivy gourd) addict. After read your blog I tried to do this recipe. But unfortunately Kovakkai not available in local shops near to my home. After long search I order organic Ivy gourd from Myrightbuy Online Organic Store Chennai. Immediately I tried this recipe. Its really yummy and mouth watering during preparation. Thanks for sharing my favorite vegetable recipe. Keep posting.

      Sahana,

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