Ivy Gourd Potato Sambar / Kovakka Sambar

Ivy gourd potato sambar /Kovakka sambar recipe is with step by step photos. Kovakka sambar /Ivy gourd potato sambar is a very tasty and easy to prepare curry made with ivy gourd and potato adding tamarind, asafoetida and spice powders and goes well with rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Kovalka Sambar / Ivy gourd Potato Sambar.

Ingredients:-

Ivy gourd /Kovakka.-12
Potato. -1
Toor dal. -1/4 cup
Onion. -1 big
Turmeric powder. -1/4 tsp
Red chilly powder.-1tsp
Coriander powder. -2 tsp
Sambar powder. -2 tsp
Asafoetida. -1tsp
Tamarind. -a gooseberry size
Urad dal. -1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds. -1tsp
Cumin seeds. -1/2 tsp
Dry red chilly. -1
Curry leaves. -few
Water. -as required
Salt. -to taste
Coconut oil. -1tbsp
Coriander leaves. -few

Instructions:-

Wash and pressure cook toor dal and chopped potato pieces adding 2 cups of water for 4 whistles or till soft. Keep aside the cooked toor dal potato mixture along with cooked water.

Method:-

1). Heat 1tbsp coconut oil in a wide bottom pan. Add urad dal and saute well. Splutter mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Add 1 dry red chilly broken pieces and few curry leaves into the pan and saute in oil. Add thinly chopped onion slices and saute well till onion turns translucent.

2). Cut and remove both the ends of ivy gourd / kovakka and chop each ivy gourd into 4 lengthy pieces. Add chopped ivy gourd/ kovakka pieces into the pan and saute in oil.

3). Add turmeric powder, red chilly powder, coriander powder, sambar powder and required salt into the pan and mix well for a minute on low flame.

4). Soak tamarind in little water. Squeeze the soaked tamarind in soaked water and extract tamarind juice. Add the tamarind juice and 1cup of water into the pan and mix well. Boil and cook the ivy gourd pieces on low flame.

5). Once the ivy gourd pieces are cooked add cooked toor dal potato mixture along with cooked water into the pan and mix well.

6). Add some water if needed to adjust the consistency. Add asafoetida into the pan and mix well.

7). Mix all the ingredients in the pan and boil the sambar for 2-3 minutes on low flame and switch off the flame.

8). Add finely chopped few coriander leaves and transfer the kovakka sambar / ivy gourd potato sambar to a serving bowl.

Very tasty Kovakka Sambar / Ivy Gourd Potato Sambar is ready to serve hot with rice.