recipe for indian vegetable curry | kovakkai pirattal curry | ivy gourd curry. Ivy gourd is a vegetable, the leaves, root, vegetable, fruit and all parts of the plant have medicinal values. We usually prepare stir fry with veggie. But this recipe is to make curry with this vegetable. Ivy gourd is good for diabetic patients to lower their sugar. Ivy gourd curry, This delicious Indian curry is made with dals, spices, and coconut. Little tamarind is used here to blend all the spices.
This curry nicely goes with plain rice. It is a thick curry that can be used as a side dish to roti especially. I have used freshly ground masala to make the curry (instead of masala powder for the quick time-consuming recipe, we can use sambar powder).
Let us see how to make the recipe for indian vegetable curry | kovakkai pirattal curry | ivy gourd curry
Ingredients
Method
- Firstly, heat 1 tsp of oil, add 2 tsp chana dal and 2 tsp urad dal, roast, let it slightly brown.
- Secondly, add 2 tsp of coriander seeds, 1 tsp of cumin seeds, 2 Kashmiri red chilly, roast it
- Next, turn off the flame, add 2 tbsp of desiccated coconut and mix well. Let this mixture cool down. transfer this mixture into a blender jar, blend it finely and keep it aside
- Heat 3 tbsp of oil into a pan, splutter ½ tsp of mustard seeds and add 1 Kashmiri red chilly.
- Next, add 1 onion chopped, and saute it until the onion becomes translucent
- Now add chopped ivy gourd, salt, and ¼ tsp of turmeric powder. saute it for 3 minutes
- And then add in chopped tomato, mix well
- Next, add the ground mixture mix well
- pour in ¼ cup of tamarind extract and ½ cup of water
- Cover and cook it for 10 minutes on medium flame
- after 10 minutes, open the lid, and cook it on low flame until the curry becomes thick. and then turn off the flame.Now the curry is ready
Stepwise Picture Recipe:
For Roasting and Grinding:
let it slightly brown.
For making curry:
