This goes to Vardhini's event of cooking with Garlic started by PJ and also Shilpa's event - Life is green
Prep time : 10 - 15 mins. Cooking time : 10 mins. Serves : 2
Ingredients:
- Tendli / Kovakkai / Thondekaayi - 200 gms (select those that are green, fresh & firm)
- Garlic - 2 pods (large) - you may omit this if you prefer
- Tempering : 1 tsp oil + mustard seeds + urad dal + 1 green chilly chopped fine
- Grated coconut - 1 tsp
- Salt - to taste
- Turmeric - a dash
- Amchur / Dry mango powder - 1/2 tsp (opt.)
- Jaggery grated - 1/2 tsp
Method:
1) Wash, trim the ends and cut the veggies lengthwise into 1 inch long batons
2) In a skillet, heat oil and add tempering ingredients. When mustard stops spluttring and urad dal starts turning light brown, add the finely chopped garlic and stir well.
3) Now add the chopped veggies, turmeric, salt.
4) Sprinkle adequate water and cover cooked for 8 - 12 mins, stirring occassionally.
5) When done, add grated coconut, jaggery and amchur. Stir well.
6) Serve with dal and rotis. A yummy and quick to easy recipe !
Kalyani simple yet delicious side dish..I always relish it.. but the difficult part is finding the firm tindla in market.
ReplyDeleteNice one Kalyani. Love kovakkai.
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Super fry......I love it.
ReplyDeleteI love this stir fry though i don't add jaggery to it.
ReplyDeleteFabulous stir fry, super tempting and delicious..
ReplyDeleteAnother lovely way to eat tindli!! yumm...
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Love to have it anytime. Looks yummy.
ReplyDeleteDelicious one and looks very tempting.
ReplyDeleteMy younger kids favourite.
ReplyDeleteLove the colours.
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wow...lovely stir fry...looks so inviting!!!
ReplyDeleteits my fav...lovely recipe...:)
ReplyDeleteI love them slit lengthwise too -looks lush and yummy!
ReplyDeleteawesome looking fry dear...perfect click too!
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Stir fry looks grt!!
ReplyDeleteSuperb fry.
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