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Green Peas - Kovakka ( Ivy gourd) Curry
Ingredients: 1 cup green peas 8-10 kovakka (ivy gourd), sliced 1 big onion, sliced 1 tomato, chopped 1 piece ginger 3-4 cloves garlic 2-3 green chillies 1/4 tsp turmeric p...
Published on June 04, 2012
South Indian | Kerala Cuisine

Ingredients:
1 cup green peas
8-10 kovakka (ivy gourd), sliced
1 big onion, sliced
1 tomato, chopped
1 piece ginger
3-4 cloves garlic
2-3 green chillies
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
2-3 tsp sambhar powder (I used Eastern sambhar powder)
1 cup thick coconut milk
1 tsp mustard seeds
curry leaves
oil
salt
Preparation:
- Soak green peas in water overnight. Pressure cook it by adding salt and enough water and keep aside.
- Grind ginger, garlic and green chillies together and make a paste.
- Cook sliced kovakka pieces, tomato, onion, ground paste and turmeric powder together with water and salt in a pan.
- Add cooked green peas and sambhar powder to this and mix well. Allow to boil.
- Finally add thick coconut milk and boil for 2-3 minutes.Adjust the salt.
- Heat oil in a small pan, splutter mustard seeds and add curry leaves. Pour this over the curry, mix well and serve hot....
Sending this to Kerala Kitchen Event hosted by Julie @ Erivum Puliyum
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Green Peas - Kovakka ( Ivy gourd) Curry
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Shabbu's Tasty Kitchen
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Ingredients
- 1 cup green peas
- 8-10 kovakka (ivy gourd), sliced
- 1 big onion, sliced
- 1 tomato, chopped
- 1 piece ginger
- 3-4 cloves garlic
- 2-3 green chillies
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 2-3 tsp sambhar powder
- 1 cup thick coconut milk
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- curry leaves
- oil
- salt
Instructions
- 1Soak green peas in water overnight. Pressure cook it by adding salt and enough water and keep aside.
- 2Grind ginger, garlic and green chillies together and make a paste.
- 3Cook sliced kovakka pieces, tomato, onion, ground paste and turmeric powder together with water and salt in a pan.
- 4Add cooked green peas and sambhar powder to this and mix well. Allow to boil.
- 5Finally add thick coconut milk and boil for 2-3 minutes.Adjust the salt.
- 6Heat oil in a small pan, splutter mustard seeds and add curry leaves. Pour this over the curry, mix well and serve hot....

