Kovakkai (Ivy gourd) Pepper curry

Kovakkai goes by a lot of names like "Ivy gourd","dondekaya", "tondli","tindora","kundru" etc.

This is a greenish vegetable,which looks similar to baby cucumbers,though they are not the same.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of fresh,tender,clean kovakkai.
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion.
• 1/4 cup cut tomato.
• 1 tsp ginger garlic paste.
• Turmeric powder.
• 1 tsp chili powder.
• curry leaves.
• Mustard seeds.
• cumin seeds.
• 1 tsp ground pepper.
• salt ot taste
• 1 tsp cooking oil.
• 1/4 cup water.

Preparation:

• Wash the kovakkai, trim the tips off & slice them into small pieces.
• add little salt & a pinch of turmeric powder and cook the kovakkai in low flame for 2 mins.
• Drain the water and keep the kovakkai aside.

Method:

• Heat oil i a pan,add mustard seeds,chopped onion and curry leaves.
• Add the ginger garlic paste and stir well.
• Now add the cut tomato,pinch of turmeric powder,chilli powder,mix well..
• Then add the boiled kovakkai,water and let it cook for a min.
• Now sprinkle the ground pepper on the mixture.
• Stir well and remove it from the flame.

Tastes good with chappathi.Can be had with rice too.