Kovakkai pachadi | Dondakaya pachadi | Tindora raita | Ivy gourd raita recipe
Kovakkai pachadi | Dondakaya pachadi | Tindora raita | Ivy gourd raita recipe with detailed step by step instructions with pictures and video recipe below.
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What is Kovakkai pachadi
Kovakkai pachadi / Dondakaya pachadi / Tindora raita / Ivy gourd raita is a pachadi recipe or raita recipe prepared by using kovakkai. In Tamilnadu, we call it Kovakkai. Kovakkai is also known as Ivy gourd, Tindora and Dondakaya. It is a healthy vegetable that is used to prepare many recipes like Kovakkai avial, Kovakkai pachadi, Kovakkai Mor curry, Kovakkai fry and Kovakkai potato masala. Kovakkai Pachadi is an easy veg curry recipe prepared as a side dish for rice. You can also check other rice side dish recipes like
For this kovakkai pachadi, first cut kovakkai into slightly thick round slices. Fry kovakkai until it turns golden brown. Then make a coconut paste and saute it until the raw smell goes well. Then add curd and fried kovakkai and mix well. Tasty flavourful kovakkai pachadi is ready to serve with rice. You can also check other curry recipes like
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Recipe card for Kovakkai pachadi
Kovakkai pachadi | Dondakaya pachadi | Tindora raita | Ivy gourd raita
Ingredients
- 15 Kovakkai
- 1 tbsp Oil
- Salt (as needed)
For grind
- ½ cup Coconut
- 5 Small onion
- 3 Green chilly
- ½ tsp Mustard seeds
- ½ tsp Jeera
- Water (as needed)
For tempering
- 1 tsp Oil
- ¼ tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 Red chilly
- Curry leaves (few)
Instructions
- Cut kovakkai into slightly thick round slices.
- In a mixer, add coconut, green chilly, small onion, ½ tsp mustard seeds, ½ tsp jeera and water and grind it into a smooth paste.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan.
- Add kovakkai and salt and fry it on low flame until it turns golden brown and keep it aside.
- Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, red chilly and curry leaves and saute well.
- Add grinded coconut paste and saute for a few minutes on low flame until the raw smell goes well.
- Add curd and salt mix well and switch off the flame. Don’t allow it to boil.
- Finally, add fried kovakkai and mix well.
- Tasty kovakkai pachadi / dondakaya pachadi is ready to serve with rice.
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Kovakkai pachadi | Dondakaya pachadi | Tindora raita | Ivy gourd raita recipe with step by step pictures:
1.Cut kovakkai into slightly thick round slices.
2.In a mixer, add coconut, green chilly, small onion, ½ tsp mustard seeds, ½ tsp jeera and water and grind it into a smooth paste.
3.Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan.
4.Add kovakkai and salt and fry it on low flame until it turns golden brown and keep it aside.
5.Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, red chilly and curry leaves and saute well.
6.Add grinded coconut paste and saute for a few minutes on low flame until the raw smell goes well.
7.Add curd and salt mix well and switch off the flame. Don’t allow it to boil.
8.Finally, add fried kovakkai and mix well.
9.Tasty kovakkai pachadi / dondakaya pachadi is ready to serve with rice.
Keywords to understand
Ingredients Other Words
| Kovakkai | – | Ivy gourd, Tindora, Dondakaya |
| Salt | – | uppu, namak |
| Oil | – | enney, tel |
| Mustard seeds | – | katuku, sarason ke beej |
| Curry leaves | – | kariveppilai, karee patte |
| Red chilly | – | civappu milakay, laal mirch |
| Green chilly | – | Paccai milakay, haree mirch |
| Jeera | – | jeeragam, cumin seeds |
| Small onion | – | ciriya venkayam, chhota pyaaj |
| Coconut | – | Tenkay, naariyal |
| Curd | – | Tayir, dahee |
Note
1.After adding curd, don’t allow it to boil. Just mix it well.
2.Increase or decrease of curd according to the sourness of the curd you use.
3.Grind the coconut into a smooth paste.
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