Ivy gourd ,kovakkai ,coccinea is a vegetable

which resembles a tiny watermelon. It contains

many health benefits. Good for diabetic,heart,

pressure related problems …,and many more to

find .

This vegetable can be sliced fine ,and made into

a salad, cooked with coconut milk , cooked with

tomatoes and chilli flakes and well suited for

rice or rotis.

Well,today’s recipe is a fry , with sambhar

masala. The easiest and tastiest .

To the recipe….

INGREDIENTS

250 gm kovakkai ( washed and cut into strips)

2 tblsp sambhar masala powder

1/4 tsp turmeric

salt to taste

Oil/ ghee

1 tblsp lime juice / 1 tblsp vinegar

1 tsp besan flour ( gram dal flour)

METHOD

First cook the vegetable with turmeric salt and

water( 1/2 cup water).Once the water is starting

to dry up , add the sambhar masala,besan flour

and oil .

Cook till the masala is well blended with the

vegetable.

Remove from fire . Serve with rice or rotis!