Kovakka (Ivu Guard ) Mezhukkuvaratty /Mezhukkupuratty

                                                                 
Ingredients:
Kovakka (Ivy Guard ) - 3 cups
Onion - 1 big
Green Chili - 3
Cooking oil - 3 spoons
Mustard seeds - 1/4 spoon
Salt - As required
Curry leaves - 10 to 12
Turmeric powder -a little

Preparation:
Cut  Kovakka into small slices as shown in the picture .

Chop one big onion into small pieces and set aside.

Directions:
Heat  2 spoon of cooking oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and allow to splutter. Add curry leaves, green chillies and onion in order.

add a pinch of turmeric powder and stir well until onion turns pale brown. Add enough salt. Put the cut kovakka into it and mix well until the ingredients mix uniformly.

Sprinkle some water so that it does not get dried. Reduce the flame and cover the pan.

Wait for sometime until it cooks. Once in a while stir to avoid it from sticking to the pan. When the kovakka gets cooked well, add a spoon cooking oil and stir well to spread it. Put off the flame and keep pan covered for 5 minutes. Then it can be readily served as a side dish for hot rice.

This Mezhukkuvaratty goes well with rice.