Kovakka thoran (Tendli with coconut)

Ingredients

Kovakka ( Tendli)- Cut into small square pieces- 2 cup

Grated coconut- 1 cup

Chuvannulli (Shallots )- 6-7 pods ( skin removed and cut into 4 pieces)

Green chilli-  2 Nos

Turmeric powder- ¼ tea spoon

Garlic- 1pod

Mustard seed

Coconut oil

Curry leaf

Preparation

Wash and cut kovakka into square pieces. Heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds, add curry leaf and then add cut shallots to it. Saute  it until it shallots become transparent. The add grated coconut to it. Add turmeric powder, salt and green chilies to it. Mix all together for 10 seconds. Then add kovakka ( Tendli)and 1 table spoon water  to it and mix well. Keep this mix heaped at the centre of pan and allow it to cook for 2 min. Keep the pan closed with a lid while cooking. Mix it again after 2 min and heap it and allow to cook for some more minutes. Make sure flame is not high. Saute it and heap it consecutively for 3 -4 times until it get cooked and dried as shown in the picture. Serve it as a side dish for rice.

Kovakka Mezhukkuvaratty (tendli fry)

Tendli

 

Ingradients

Kovakkaya (tendli) - 3 cup - sliced as shown in above picture

Shallots (small onion)-1/2 cup

Coconut sliced into small pieces - 2 table spoon

Chilli powder- 1 teaspoon

Turmeric powder- 1/2 teaspoon

Mustard seeds

Curry leaves

Preparation

Marinate sliced kovakka with salt and turmeric powder and keep it aside.

Heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds and fry curry leaves in it.Add sliced coconut to it and saute well until it become golden coulour. Add sliced shallots to it and saute well until it become trasparant. Add marinated kovakka to it mix well and saute continuesly until it become golden colour  (same colour as shown in firt picture). The dish is now ready to eat. Can be used as side dish for boiled rice.