Simple Veg Lunch Day 1 Kovakkai Stir Fry & Tomato Onion Sambar

This video shows how to make a simple South Indian veg Lunch.
The menu is Rice, Kovakkai curry and Tomato onion Sambar
This simple lunch can be easily prepared at home even by beginners and bachelors.
Ingredients
Rice 1 cup
Tuvar Dal(pigeon pea lentils) 1/3 cup
Turmeric powder 1/2 Tsp
Tamarind a small lemon size
Kovakkai/Kundru/Tindora 300 gm
Onion 2
Tomatoes 2
Green chilli 1
Grated coconut 2-3 Tbsp
Oil 3-4 Tbsp
Sambar powder 2 tsp+1 Tsp
Mustard seeds 2 tsp
Urad dal 1 Tsp
Hing a pinch
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Salt
Methi seeds 1/4 Tsp
curry leaves a few

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Love that you feature lots of different veges.

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Excellent teaching!Thank you so much!I am forwarding this recipe to my son who is doing self cooking !He is doing his higher studies in USA!

[@GitasKitchen]

Thats good!

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Geeta akka u r explaining every dish in such a way every one can do these dishes easily thank u for giving traditional food

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Thank you Raju

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Good idea of steaming the dondakai with rice. Saves time.

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South Indian, esp Kerala food is my fav 😋😋 Thank you aunty, I finally learnt how to make sambhar😊😊🙏

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You really make cooking very interesting nd simple !!!

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when you prepare rice in the electric rice cooker you can add the required amount of water in the cooker first and allow it to boil for some time then you can add the washed rice so you can save both time and electricity for nearly five to seven minutes when the rice is cooked give a stirring so the process of cooking the rice stops rice grains remain separated.rice will not become smashed.please try to upload micro oven dishes .simple cooking in the oven. ex preparing the poriyal .or curry varuval thak you

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Hi gita. ..am an ardent fan of south Indian food ... cook it often where I stay in Gurgaon... howevervyouvsre encouraging me to try several new recipes... just wish I could join you for lunch someday..😊

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Now I'll start preparing south food. M happy with your easy cooking. Thank you so much.

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Very nice Mami....this is how my mother used to cook and this is how I cook now. 👍

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[@GitasKitchen]

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Awesome recipe Mouth watering 😋😋😋😋 Thanks so much Geeta Ma’am

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Superb Mam. Very lucid, simple way of presenting. Super sequencing and wonderful tips. Hats off!

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namasthe amma..every bit of your cooking is identical to my mothers way of cooking..thankyou so much amma. my eyes filled with tears as she is no more with me.

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I really love this series. Simple home cooked food is always the best. The best thing about you is that you always add less oil

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Glad you liked it Kanupriya!

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It's grt mam.... Ur videos are helpful for people who love South Indian dishes,but only knows few dishes to cook.... Ur videos Are very Helpful for varieties....

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Thank you

[@lakshmis8516]

Super samayal. I hv learnt to do sambar (that can be done during lockdown) and kovaikkai with onion and coconut

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Super

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Nice kovakai stirfry,very nice,👌👌

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Amma thanks a lot for the step by step explanation of the recipes. Hat's off to you Amma. For such immense patient explanation. Lots of love to you from Belgaum. Regards Soumya Krishnan

[@GitasKitchen]

Thanks dear

[@sonalimahato706]

Yammyyyy..I am a bengali..But I love southindian food very much..Thanks and regards from bengal

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Nice vlog mam ...wonderful explanation with useful tips ..Till today we use to make a just a stir fry of ivy gourd...Adding onion was 👌👌so sure vl try Your vlogs are so homely..never felt you are an youtuber ..so we all luv you amma...🙏🙏

[@GitasKitchen]

Really grateful for your affection. Thanks Nayana

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Gita mam your recipe is super.i watch your cooking everyday,keep it up,and thank you so much for simple way of cooking recipient.

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Simply superb...Gita, I get the interest of cooking after seeing your receipe s....I am looking forward to this series...

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Thanks sudha!

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Hello aunty... I love south indian veg recipes. Plz send more videos like this. Thanku

[@GitasKitchen]

Sure Deepti

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Your steel cookwares are nice. It's more better than using non stick

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Thanks!

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Great Deepa

[@nagasreevasireddy3881]

Very useful for beginners. Some times to seniors too. Nice Gita ji. I use red chilli flakes instead of sambar powder for this curry along with onions. It also gives good aroma and flavor.

[@GitasKitchen]

Nice! Thanks

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[@chandrikagurumoorthy6533]

Gd mrng mam. Today i made kovakkai fry. Came very nice and tasty. I add only onion. After watching yr video i added cocunuut. Very sooper. Tku mam.

[@chandrikagurumoorthy6533]

Tku so much mam for yr reply.

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[@Simple-Living]

Yummy, nothing to beat simple homemade food! Ivy gourd is one of my favorite veg & we make it with sambar powder too! Thanks for the lovely recipe, will try the curry with onion & grated coconut

[@GitasKitchen]

Thank you

[@friscoredm.3024]

Hi Gita, great video, the kovakkai vegetable looks delicious and the tomato onion sambar looks awesome with everything else. Delicious.

[@GitasKitchen]

Thanks a lot!

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[@GitasKitchen]

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Illai maa the tadka pan

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Lunch is yummy as usual but you are looking tired madam. Please take care of yourself also. Really loved it.👌

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I have recently uploaded a video on my latest cookware on my channel

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Loved today's lunch menu. Looking forward to many such yummy dishes from you, Gita ma'am. Thank you for sharing amazing recipes

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A good start of home lunch series Gita ma'am! Ready to relish it...

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[@geethapanicker1631]

Thank u soooooo much Gita Ma'am for sharing these simple recipes....will definitely try Ur kovakkya curry ...

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Go ahead

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Healthy lunch 👍👍👍👏

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Geetha mami yr recipies are superb. But South Indian cooking we can reduce oil usage to a quarter.

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We also make the same style one Sambhar style curry one upperi, rice , dahi ,etc.with rice

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Lovely, simple , tasty and healthy meal in a jiffy.

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very simple and healthy THANK YOU FOR SHARING

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Mouth watering. Thank you for the simple lunch menu.

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Thank you

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My favourite series

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i haven't tried it Geetha

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Thanks

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Thank you for explaing it so detailed step by step, love it

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Thank you!

[@manoharamexpert9513]

namaste mam and sir. What a God sent"lunch series" mam! Because, I have been wanting to request you to make "ash gourd morkuzhambu". Mine always curdles, thippi thippiya, nannave illa paakarathukku. but taste is good. ungalukku kashtam illana, oru naal lunch, mudindhal "ash gourd mor kuzhambu" panrela mam. mudindhaldhan. Thank you for the very lovely series. Rocking as always!

[@GitasKitchen]

Manoharam Expert Thanks What a coincidence ! Iniku daan pushnikai moruzhambu record panninen Thayira nanna kadanjutu gas simla vechhu oru kodhi vandaparam erukina seria irukum

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Simple menu but excellent preparation..

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Nice video

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I made thayir bread like thair semiya . It came well thank u

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Thats nice!

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Beautiful...explanation mam....

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Thanks!

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So, you are back in YOUR kitchen! Let us wait for Day 2. Housewives too are benefitted .

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Yesss!!

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Madam i tried both... awesome

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thanksakshatha

[@shwetharl911]

Tonde kayi palya,tomato onion sambar superr..our lunch is same method & another item is pickle.

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Good

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Very nice

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Thanks

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Wishing u a vvv happy colourful &blessed Holi

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Happy Holi Geetha

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Mam i saw your videos,very nice I have seen you festival sarees video but u have not mentioned the saree type silk or cotton in that video Also can you give ur closet tour,how u maintain sarees Can we home wash silk sarees Which sarees need to be dry cleaned Thanks

[@m.s.nayana2870]

Hi ma.. So helpful for me.. Thanks alot

[@annapoornanayak2305]

I cook the kovakkai stir fry the same way, only thing I don't add the sliced onions. Next time I will try your version

[@GitasKitchen]

Try it. Its good!

[@chandrakalasalian2038]

👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌 thank you Amma... I 'll try this....

[@GitasKitchen]

Go ahead

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Wonderful explanation. Thank you Geetha mam. Your saree also super

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Thank you

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Nice lunch !! Tasty !!

[@GitasKitchen]

Thank you