Stuffed Kovaikkai

Ingredients

• • Kovaikai - ¼ kg
• • Turmeric powder - ¼ teaspoon
• • Salt - as required
• • Tamarind - lemon size
• • Oil (for frying) - as required

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Ingredients For Stuffing Type (1)

• • Red onion chutneys - 1 ½ tablespoons

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Method To Make Stuffing Type (1)

• 1. A good stuffing is just red onion chutney.

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Ingredients For Stuffing Type (2)

• • Onion (finely cut) - 1
• • Dal powder - 2 tablespoons
• • Red onion chutneys - 1 ½ tablespoons

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Method To Make Stuffing Type (2)

• 1. Fry finely cut onions. Add red onion chutney. Stir for few minutes.
• 2. Sprinkle 1 or 2 table spoon of dal powder (Paruppu podi) and mix well.
• 3. Keep this as a stuffing inside kovaikai.

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Ingredients For Stuffing Type (3)

• • Coconut (grated, fresh) - 2 tablespoons
• • Chutney grams - 1 tablespoon
• • Cumin - ½ teaspoon
• • Dhania - 1 teaspoon
• • Red chillies - 10
• • Salt - as required
• • Asafoetidas - ½ teaspoon
• • Tamarind extract - a little
• • Garlic (sliced) - 3 cloves
• • Onions - ½ cup

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Method To Make Stuffing Type (3)

• 1. Grind 2 table spoons of grated fresh coconut, 1 Tablespoon chutney gram, ½ Teaspoon cumin, 1 Teaspoon dhania, 10 red chillies along with salt, asafoetida and little tamarind to thick paste.
• 2. Fry sliced garlic, onions in oil and then ground paste.
• 3. Fry till dry and stuff inside kovaikai as mentioned above.

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Method

• 1. Cut off both corners of kovaikai. (Dondakai- in Telugu).
• 2. Make a deep slit in the centre of the vegetable.
• 3. Pressure cook in water with turmeric powder, salt and little tamarind.
• 4. When it cools down pour off water.
• 5. Deep fry few at a time in little oil till it turns dark brown in colour.
• 6. Cool down and broaden the slit with hands and put little of the stuffing.