Dondakkai / Kovakkai Poriyal Recipe - Tindora Poriyal
Dondakkai/Kovakkai Poriyal is a simple South Indian side dish with coconut and basic spices. Serve it with Steamed Rice and your choice of Sambar. You Can also serve it with Curd Rice.
The Kovakkai Poriyal Recipe is a classic South Indian vegetable that you can serve for your everyday meals. Kovakkai is also known as Dondakkai or Tinda or Tindora or Tendley. At home we simply love the taste and flavors of this vegetable when it is just steamed and then tossed in a seasoning that has only mustard, curry leaves, salt and coconut.
Serve the Kovakkai Poriyal along with Jeera Rasam, Mixed Vegetable Sambar, Beetroot Pachadi, Steamed Rice and Elai Vadam for a delicious weekend South Indian meal.
If you like this recipe, You can also try other Poriyal Recipes which you can serve for your everyday meals:
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3-4 Servings
Ingredients
- 500 grams Tindora (Dondakaya/ Kovakkai) , (dondakkai), cut to rounds or slices
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
- 1 teaspoon White Urad Dal (Split)
- 1 sprig Curry leaves , finely chopped
- 1 pinch Asafoetida (hing)
- 1/4 cup Fresh coconut , grated
- Salt , to taste
How to make Dondakkai / Kovakkai Poriyal Recipe - Tindora Poriyal
To begin making the Dondakkai / Kovakkai Poriyal Recipe, we will first cut the Dondakkai / Kovakkai into the desired shape.
Place the cut Dondakkai / Kovakkai into a steamer, sprinkle some salt and steam on high heat until the vegetable is cooked through. At home, we personally like the vegetables to have a slightly firm texture as opposed to something too soft and mushy.
Once the Kovakkai is steamed, turn off the heat and remove it from the steamer container and keep aside.
The next step is to season the vegetable. Heat a teaspoon of oil in a heavy bottomed pan on medium heat. Add the mustard seeds and the halved urad dal. Allow them to crackle and roast the urad dal until it is crisp and golden.
Once the dal is roasted, sprinkle the asafoetida, add the curry leaves and the steamed Kovakkai. Stir well to combine the Kovakkai Poriyal. Check the salt and adjust to suit your taste. Finally, stir in the grated coconut and give it a mix.
Turn off the heat and transfer the Dondakkai / Kovakkai Poriyal into a serving bowl
Serve the Kovakkai Poriyal along with Jeera Rasam, Mixed Vegetable Sambar, Beetroot Pachadi, Steamed Rice and Elai Vadam for a delicious weekend South Indian meal.
