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.
I dont like this veg but adding besan seems to be the trick to makig it taste better.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeletethanks vimmi for checking out my blog and commenting..try this as besan flour add's taste with kovakkai.
ReplyDeleteshriya 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..
ReplyDeletelavanya..loove kovakkai and can eat it everyday :D...thnks for sharing a new twist on the recipe!
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ReplyDeleteKovakkai is one of my favorite veggies! Will try this version sometime, as I don't normally use kadalai maavu. :)
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ReplyDeleteLavanya, I have never tried kovakkai before, but this looks really delicious. My husband, who's Tamil, would certainly enjoy it. Thanks for posting this.
ReplyDeletesimple,fast and delicious. Looks great too!
ReplyDeleteHi 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
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ReplyDeletedhivya..kovakkai is rich in protein and fibre. so start cooking.
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