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Kovakka Mezhukkupuratti - Stir-Fried Tindora Recipe

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Kovakka or Tindora mezhukkupuratti is one of the staple, everyday dishes back home. I made this on the last day of my vacation back home, when I was getting absolutely bored. Tindora needs a bit of preparation before you can cook with it and it does get slimy as you cut it before cooking. Amma generally soaks it in some water before cooking Tindora. To cut it up, snip off both ends, cut length-wise once and then cut into smaller pieces is required. For Kovakka Mezhukkuratti, you can leave it as long pieces.

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Note that Tindora takes time to cook so this dish takes longer than regular Kerala-style mezhukkupuratti using other vegetables. Some more recipes for you to check out:
Beetroot Carrot Mezhukkupuratti
Stir-Fried Beans Kerala-Style
Yam Fry (Chena Fry)


Kovakka Mezhukkupuratti - Stir-Fried Tindora Recipe


Ingredients:
Kovakka / Tindora - 100 gms
Onions - 1 medium
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Chilly powder - ½ tsp
Curry leaves - 1 strand
Salt - to taste

How I Made It:

Cut kovakka in long slender pieces and boil in very little water with salt.

Heat oil, add mustard and saute the onions, also cut in long pieces. When it has turned golden brown, fry the ginger garlic paste in it. Then add the chilly powder and curry leaves and cook for another minute. Finally add the kovakka and stir till the pieces have turned golden. This may take up to 10 minutes. Serve hot as an accompaniment to rice.

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Recipe courtesy: Mary, our maid of many years 🙂

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  1. simple basic recipe.. thank you.

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  2. Ok all have finished commenting now and let me ask you,I can see the shadow of a ghost on that pathram..:)..How come??

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  3. Ok all have finished commenting now and let me ask you,I can see the shadow of a ghost on that pathram..:)..How come??

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  4. Hi N thankyou for stopping by my blog. This recipe is brilliant and you make it sound so simple. It looks delicious. 🙂

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  5. I normally never used to reply to comments within my comment box itself but so many people have been suggesting it of late that I think i shud listen 🙂

    tbc- i put up my pic yesterday, just like that 🙂

    saju - i have no idea what tindora is 🙁 sorry about that!

    asha - thanks asha!

    bharathy - yeah it sounds good ur way but considering my laziness i am leaving it as is for the time being. and i believe that original recipe makers shud get the credit, whoever they are 🙂 Mary supervised while I made this and timed the amount of time it shud fry.

    sharmi - u caught me!! the backgrou nd is my mom's saree which refused to dry for 3-4 days. it was raining heavily when i was in kerala 😀

    jeena - thank you so much jeena. you have an awesome blog too!

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  6. that is a lovely picture with a beautiful background. I can see your reflection too on the dish;))
    loved the name. makes it sound even more delicious.

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  7. Doesn't "Stir fried Gherkins" sound better..??Well done girl!!LOVVVely pic!!!

    I almost forgot to include Mary in mine,(the fish curry)!!Doing it right away..:D..Who went on asking me MOLE PRIZE KITTIYAL MARYKKU THARANE...:D..

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  8. Gorgeous pics Nags! Looks yum!!

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  9. yummmm! kovakka stir-fry looks very tasty. Are these the same as tindora /tindola?

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  10. Hey Nags,
    Thanks for blogrolling/similar-minding 😉 .
    I love kovakka & make this pretty often. Nice recipe!
    BTW, did u have ur pic up here yest?I don't think I saw it here.Nice pic!

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