Kovakka Thoran (Poriyal) Recipe

Name: Kovakka Thoran (Poriyal) Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 g Tindora (500 grams Tindora (Dondakaya/ Kovakkai) cut into desired shape); ½ cup Coconut (1/2 cup Fresh coconut grated); 2 pieces Green Chili (2 Green Chillies); 2 sprig Curry leaves (2 sprig Curry leaves); ½ tsp Cumin Seeds (1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)); ½ tsp Mustard Seeds (1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)); ½ tsp Ground Turmeric (1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt to taste)

Kovakka Thoran (Poriyal) Recipe - Poriyal Recipes (South Indian Sabzi) (Indian)

25 minIndian

Servings4

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Steps

1To begin making the Kovakka Poriyal Recipe, we will first steam the vegetable with salt in the pressure cooker adding just about 2 tablespoons of water or a steamer until it is soft and cooked.
2In a blender, make a coarse mixture of the coconut, one sprig of curry leaves, green chillies and cumin seeds.
3Combine the coconut mixture into the steamed kovakka and keep aside.
4The final step is to make the seasoning. Heat a small pan with a teaspoon of oil; add in the mustard seeds and allow it to crackle.
5Once it crackles, stir in the other sprig of curry leaves and the turmeric powder. Turn off the heat and pour this seasoning into the Kovakka Poriyal mixture. (If you are adding onions, then you can add it along with the seasoning after the mustard crackles. Sauté until the onions turn soft)
6Stir to come well and check the salt levels and adjust to suit your taste.
7You can serve the Kovakka Thoran (Poriyal) along with Phulka’s or even a Bowl of Steamed Rice and Pumpkin Sambar.