Kovakka Thoran (Poriyal) Recipe
The Kovakka Thoran (Poriyal) Recipe is an inspiration of the Kerala dish. You can also add onions to this dish and lots more green chillies. This recipe is without the onions and you can server it either ways.
Ingredients
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500 grams Tindora (Dondakaya/ Kovakkai)
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cut into desired shape
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1/2 cup Fresh coconut
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grated
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2 Green Chillies
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2 sprig Curry leaves
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1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
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1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
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1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
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Salt
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to taste
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making the Kovakka Poriyal Recipe, we will first steam the vegetable with salt in the pressure cooker adding just about 2 tablespoons of water or a steamer until it is soft and cooked
Step 2
In a blender, make a coarse mixture of the coconut, one sprig of curry leaves, green chillies and cumin seeds
Step 3
Combine the coconut mixture into the steamed kovakka and keep aside
Step 4
The final step is to make the seasoning
Step 5
Heat a small pan with a teaspoon of oil; add in the mustard seeds and allow it to crackle
Step 6
Once it crackles, stir in the other sprig of curry leaves and the turmeric powder
Step 7
Turn off the heat and pour this seasoning into the Kovakka Poriyal mixture
Step 8
(If you are adding onions, then you can add it along with the seasoning after the mustard crackles
Step 9
Sauté until the onions turn soft)Stir to come well and check the salt levels and adjust to suit your taste
Step 10
You can serve the Kovakka Thoran (Poriyal) along with Phulka’s or even a Bowl of Steamed Rice and Pumpkin Sambar