الخميس، 24 يونيو 2010

BITTER GOURD/PAVAKKAI PITLAI RECIPE-BITTER GOURD RECIPES

bitter gourd pitlai
I learnt this from my MIL.I love this pitlai a lot.I make this at least once in a week. My hubby hates BG but he eats this gravy .Tastes the best when mixed with plain rice topped with ghee.It tastes more like arachuvitta sambar with the bitterness of pavakkai.Adding jaggerys & sauting bitter gourd in oil before cooking or soaking bittergourd in curd for sometime reduces the bitterness a bit but we like to have it as such.Lets see how to make this bitter gourd pavakkai recipe below.

Bitter gourd pitlai recipe<


Bitter gourd pitlai recipe< Bitter gourd pitlai recipe
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Kuzhambu
Serves: Serves 2
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 15 Minutes
Total time: 25 Minutes


INGREDIENTS

  • Bitter gourd - 1 no ( medium sized)
  • Moong dal - 1.5 tbsp
  • Tamarind - A big gooseberry size
  • Sambar powder – 1 tsp
  • Salt & water – As required
  • Grated coconut –2 tbsp
  • Urad dal – 2 tsp
  • Coriander seeds –3 tsp
  • Hing – 2 –3 pinches
  • Jaggery – a small berry size
  • Coriander leaves – a few to garnish.
To temper
  • Cooking oil - 1 tsp
  • Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
  • Curry leaves - a few
METHOD

    • Soak the tamarind in water for 10 mins in hot water and extract the juice.
    • In a cooker vessel, take the tamarind juice, sliced bitter gourd pieces,moong dal, Sambar powder,salt & required water. Cook till one whistle.
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    • In the mean time , heat a kadai with a tsp of oil .Roast the coriander seeds ,  urad dal with 2 pinches of hing. Grind the roasted items with grated coconut to make a coarse powder.
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    • Once the BG is cooked , add the roasted ,ground powder and jaggery to it.Allow it to boil for sometime. Do the tempering and add.
    • Garnish with coriander leaves and enjoy mixing with plain rice and ghee.
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    Enjoy !

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