BITTERGOURD PODI

I always prepare pitlai with bitter gourd.For a change i wanted to try some varieties like  podi ,curry etc. At last I got the recipe for podi from a blog.Sorry friends ,i dont remember the blog name exactly.The dish was named as “Malathi chandur’s kakarakaya podi “..I did some changes according to our taste buds and tried. My hubby who hates BG likes to have this podi with plain rice.It doesn’t taste much bitter .Thanks to Mrs .Malathi chandur, a cookery expert & writer of many telugu novels.

Here comes the recipe :

Ingredients :

• Bitter gourd – 1 no
• Tamarind –a gooseberry size
• Red chilly – 5-7 nos
• Coriander seeds – 1 tsp
• Urad dal – 1 tbsp
• Chana dal – 1 tbsp
• Grated Coconut – 1 tsp
• Small onion – 1 no (finely chopped )
• Asafetida /Hing – a pinch.
• Salt – As needed
• Cooking oil – 2 tbsp

Method :

• Chop the bitter gourd into small pieces ( chop as small as possible )
• Add the required salt and mix well.Keep aside  for 30 mins and squeeze the water that comes out from the bitter gourd.(this helps to remove its bitterness.. )For people who like its bitter taste can keep it for just 10 mins and proceed further.
• Take the tamarind and pinch into very small pieces.In a kadai dry roast the tamarind pieces till it becomes dry .Then grind the tamarind pieces with chopped small onion and grated coconut to a dry coarse powder without adding water. Set aside.
• In the same kadai dry roast urad dal , channa dal , coriander seeds along with red chillies and hing.Cool and coarse ground it.
• Add a tbsp of oil in the kadai and saute the finely chopped bitter gourd pieces till it gets cooked .
• Once its cooked add the coarse ground powder and the coconut mixture to it.Check for salt ..

Yummy podi is ready to be mixed with plain rice topped by sesame oil.

Note :
Here i have coarse ground everything.If u wish u can grind it to a fine powder ..