Kovaikai Thuvaiyal | Tindora Chutney
A vegetable chutney prepared with Ivy Gourd. It is spicy chutney which is great rice accompaniment.
Servings: 4
Calories:
Ingredients
- Kovaikai ripe red ones are good too - 10-12
- Onion - 1
- Green chillies - 2
- Red chillies - 3
- Tamarind - small gooseberry size
- Coconut - ¼ cup
- Cilantro - handful
- Salt - as per taste
- Oil - 1 tbsp
Instructions
- Wash the ivy gourd and chop it into small pieces and also chop the onion.
- Heat the kadai and add oil.
- Once oil is hot, add the chopped kovaikai and fry it for 3-4 minutes.
- Now add, onions, slit green chillies and red chillies and fry it for couple of minutes.
- Add tamarind, coconut and cilantro and fry it for 3-4 minutes. Make sure the kovaikai is tender.
- If not cook for couple more minutes.
- Let it cool down and grind it along with salt without adding water.
- That’s it yummy chutney is ready.
Notes
Adjust the chillies according to your taste.
As I mentioned 3 to 4 cloves of garlic can be used. Adapted from From Revathi Shanmugam’s Show
As I mentioned 3 to 4 cloves of garlic can be used. Adapted from From Revathi Shanmugam’s Show