Ingredients:

• Kovakka                                : 10 nos

• Chana dal                              : 1 tsp

• Urad dal                                : 1 tsp

• Red chillies                           : 4 to 5

• Cumin seeds                         : 1/4 tsp

• Shallots                                 : 4 nos

• Salt to taste

•  Oil                                         : 3 tsp

 Method:

• Wash and slit  kovakka into four keeping one end intact.
• Take a tsp of oil, heat it add urad dal, chana dal, cumin,red chilies and fenugreek seeds and fry for a while. Add shallots and switch off the stove.
• Add salt and grind it to a paste without adding water.
• Stuff this paste into the slit kovakka.
• Heat remaining oil in a pan and arrange the stuffed kovakka. Cover and cook the kovakka sprinkling little water. 
• Cook it till the kovakka become soft and the water got absorbed. Fry for few more minutes. It goes well with rice!