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Stir Fried Ivy Gourd | Kovakka Potato Fry

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Updated on April 10, 2019 By Shalini 9 Comments - This post contains affiliate links which means if you use them to make a purchase, I'll earn enough money to maybe buy me a lil' something - an ingredient, probably.

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A healthy and delicious side dish for rice, Ivy Gourd or Kovakka Potato Fry is also easy to prepare. Brimming with many health benefits, this teeny tiny vegetable must be included in your meals.

Here’s another vegetable which I loathed as a kid. Now I wonder why! I remember the Ivy Gourd creepers in Dad’s vegetable garden and having the chance to get fresh vegetables at the stretch of our hands. But like I said, I never gotten around tasting it until recently. A couple of years ago, the husband brought home a handful of fresh Kovakka from the nearby market and I didn’t even know how to make a dish out of it. Mamma helped me with the recipe and Gosh, I loved it. Simple and easy to prepare, Kovakka Fry became one of my favorites. Back then, I didn’t add potatoes to the recipe, so it was more of a Kovakka Mezhukkupuratti.

In Ayurveda, Kovakka or Ivy Gourd is said to have many thereupatic and medicinal values. It is effective in controlling blood sugar levels as well.

This recipe doesn’t call for many ingredients. All you need is some Ivy gourd, potato, turmeric powder, seasoning and tempering.

How to Prepare Kovakka Potato Fry

Slice the potatoes and Ivy Gourd into thin strips, like french fries, maybe? Cook the potatoes until 3/4th done in little water. Add a little salt and turmeric powder too. Strain and keep aside.

In a pan, add coconut oil and when hot, add mustard seeds. When it pops, add curry leaves. To this, add cooked potatoes and ivy gourd.

Season and add a little turmeric powder too. Mix well and let it cook for about 5-7 minutes until the vegetables are done.

That’s it! Easy-peasy!

Kovakka Potato Stir Fry Recipe:

Stir Fried Ivy Gourd | Kovakka Potato Fry

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Shalini
April 10, 2019
by Shalini
Cuisine Kerala
Category Kerala Side Dishes Veg

Ingredients

  • 1 medium Potato
  • 200 gms Ivy Gourd/Kovakka/Tindora
  • 1/2 + 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 tbsp Coconut oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 2 sprigs of Curry leaves
  • Salt, to taste
  • Water, to cook potatoes
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Instructions

  1. Slice the potatoes and Ivy Gourd into thin strips, like french fries.
  2. Cook the potatoes until 3/4th done in little water.
  3. Add a little salt and turmeric powder too. Strain and keep aside.
  4. In a pan, add coconut oil and when hot, add mustard seeds.
  5. When it pops, add curry leaves.
  6. To this, add cooked potatoes and ivy gourd.
  7. Season and add a little turmeric powder too.
  8. Mix well and let it cook for about 5-7 minutes until the vegetables are done.
  9. Serve as side-dish to rice.

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Kovakka Ivy Gourd Tindora Stir Fry recipe is simple. A tasty sidedish to rice, this vegetable is healthy and should be included in everyday meals

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  1. Samira Gupta says

    April 10, 2019 at 10:54 pm

    Very nice. Good your post reminded me of this veggie We too make it with potatoes only. Only difference is we use different tempering.

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  2. Manas Mukul says

    April 10, 2019 at 10:36 pm

    It is consumed a lot in summers in my part of the world. Nice recipe and presentation.

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  3. Shilpa Garg says

    April 10, 2019 at 10:24 pm

    We have never made ivy gourd with potatoes. Will try it out next time.

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  4. Rachna says

    April 10, 2019 at 9:21 pm

    I have never had it with potatoes. I make a simple fry recipe with it as well.

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  5. Zainab says

    April 10, 2019 at 7:23 pm

    Wow this looks super yum! And the pics

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  6. Sitharaam Jayakumar says

    April 10, 2019 at 6:48 pm

    I love Kovakka but it is news to me that you prepare the dish with potato. I really need to try this recipe of yours and see how Ivy Gourd and Potatoes go together. Interesting recipe.

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  7. Soumya says

    April 10, 2019 at 6:45 pm

    I love kovakka! One of my favorite veggies!

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  8. Vartika Gakhar says

    April 10, 2019 at 2:05 pm

    I never eat this vegetable despite knowing its health benefits. Your recipe is so quick that I must give it a try. Thanks for sharing.

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  9. Dhanya Samuel says

    April 10, 2019 at 2:04 pm

    Loving your Kerala series….

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