kovakkai poriyal, stuffed kovakkai fry

Ingredients:

•       Kovakai  300 gm
•       Coconut  2 tbsp
•       Dry red chilli  3 nos
•       Coriander seeds 1 tbsp
•       Channa dal  1 tbsp
•       Asafotida  1 tsp
•       Oil   1 tbsp +1 tsp
•       Mustard seeds  1 tsp
•       Curry leaves  few
•       Salt for taste

Method:

•     Rinse the kovakai and slit them length wise so that we can stuff our masala powder
•     In a pan add tsp of oil saute dry red chilli,channa dal,coriander seeds for a minutes now add coconut and asafotida saute them all together until you start to smell roasted coconut aroma 
•     Take off from the pan, Grind them all together along with salt into coarse powder
•     Stuff this powder into the stilted kovakkai
•     Heat the pan with 1 tbsp of oil add mustard seeds and curry leaves when the seeds start to pop add kovakai sprinkle some water close the lid cook the kovakkai until it is soft (  medium heat)
•     Once they are soft take of the lid and fry them in slow flame until they all roasted
•      kovakai is ready to serve