Kovakkai / Dondakai Fry Version - 2

I have already posted another version of Kovakai fry but here there is slight deviation no onions involved

Ingredients

• Kovakkai / Dondakai - 1/2 kg
• Red Chilly Powder - 2 teaspoons
• Salt - 1 1/2 teaspoons
• Besan Flour - 1 teaspoon (optional)

Tadka

• Oil - 2 tablespoons
• Mustard Seeds - 1 teaspoon
• Hing - a pinch
• Channa dhal - 1/2 teaspoon
• Curry leaves - few

Method

• Wash the vegetables and chop them into round slices.Put chiily powder and salt.Mix well with your hand and leave it for 5 minutes

• Meanwhile heat oil in a kadai.Splutter mustard seeds.Put hing and roast channa dhal.Saute curry leaves for few seconds

• Add the marinated kovakkai and mix well

• Close it with a lid and cook for 15  - 20 minutes in a medium flame

•  Take out the lid now and then and swirl the veggies
• After 20 minutes open the lid and sprinkle besan flour and mix well.Leave it for 5 minutes.No need to put the lid
• Kovakkai fry is ready

It can be served as a side dish for Sambar Rice, Rasam rice and goes very with Curd Rice
It can be simply mixed with hot plain rice Kovakkai Sadham