Thondekai Palya | Tindora / Ivy gourd Palya

Ingredients

• ¼ kg Ivy gourd (Kovakkai, Tindora, Dondakaya)
• 1¼ cup water(quantity depends on how much water needed to cook the thondekai)
• ½ tsp salt or salt to taste
• 1 tsp jaggery (optional)
• ½ to 1 tsp juice of lime or lemon
• ¼ tsp mustard seeds
• ½ tsp split black gram/urad dal
• ½ tsp split bengal gram/chana dal
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder
• 2 to 4 green chillies
• few curry leaves
• chopped coriander leaves
• 1 1/2 tbsp oil
• ½ tsp mustard seeds
• ¼ to ⅓ cup grated coconut