Dear Sangeetha!

Here is a Kovaikkai recipe for you! you asked me to give a curry recipe without coconut. So I have given the same here. This is a suitable accompaniment for Sambar, mor kuzhambu etc!
On a view of health point, it is also rich in vitamins, helps in digestion and stimulates liver. It helps enormously for diabetic people.



கோவைக்காய் கறி;

INGREDIENTS:

kovaikkai-12
chopped onion-1
chopped tomato- 2
garlic flakes-1 tbsp
gram flour- 1 tsp
fennel seeds- 1/2 tsp
chilli powder- 1 tsp
turmeric powder- half sp
salt to taste
chopped coriander- 2 tbsp
oil- 2 tbsp.

PROCEDURE:

Slice the vegetable thinly lengthwise.
Heat a kadai and pour the oil.
Add the fennel seeds and when they splutter add the onion, tomato and the garlic with the turmeric powder.
cook them finely.
Add the vegetable with the chilli powder and enough salt.
Sprinkle some water and cook them until they become soft.
Now sprinkle the gram flour little by little, mix well and cook the vegetable until the raw flavour of the flour goes out.
Add the coriander leaves and mix well.
Now the delicious kovaikkai curry is ready!!