Kovaikai / Tindora Poriyal

Another simple tindora dish. I tried this dish by adding channa dal and coconut and it came out nice. It goes well with rice.

Ingredients
Tindora – 10
Onion – 1/4 chopped
Green chilly -2
Cumin – 1/4 tsp
Coconut – 3 tbsps
Channa dal / Kadalai paruppu- 3 tbsps
Method
1. Cook the channa dal by adding enough water and keep aside (Dont over cook)
2. Cut the tindora into small pieces.  Grind the coconut coarsley with cumin.
3. Heat little oil in a pan pop mustard, chopped onion, and green chillies and fry till the onions are soft.
4. Add the tindora pieces and add water and cook till the vegetables are done. (either you can microwave the tindora for 5 mins and drain the water and save the vegetable)
5. Add the ground coconut and salt and cook for further few minutes until all the water evaporates and you get a dry mixture. (add 2tsps of chopped cilantro -optional)