Pavakkai vatha kuzhambu | Bitter gourd vathal kulambu

Cuisine Style: South India | Cooking Time: 15 to 20 minutes | To Serve: 6 | Take with: rice | Type: Lunch Gravy

Ingredients

• Pavakkai[Bitter gourd]– 2 [slice & remove seeds]
• Tamarind extract or tamarind water – 1 ½ cup or tamarind paste – 2 tbsp
• Curry leaves – 2 springs
• Sambar Onion (Shallots) - 10 (whole)
• Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
• Jaggery – 2 ½ tbsp [grated]
• Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
• Urad dal – 2 tsp
• Bengal gram – 2 tbsp
• Asafetida - 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Gingelly Oil [Sesame oil]– 3 tbsp
• Water as needed

For roasting & grinding

• Fenugreek - 2 tsp [Dry roast (dont add oil for frying) fenugreek and grind to fine powder]
• Rice – 1 tbsp
• Dry Red Chilli - 4
• Urad dal – 2 tbsp
• Toor dal – 2 tbsp
• Coriander seeds - 2tbsp
• Peppercorns -1tbsp
• Heat oil in a pan add toor dal & urad roast till light brown.
• Then roast coriander seeds & peppercorns.
• Next roast rice & dry red chilli then let it cool.
• Put roasted ingredients in mixer jar & grind to smooth paste with ¼ cup of water.

Preparation

• Wash & slice bitter gourd, remove seeds, immediately put it in turmeric, tamarind[or lemon juice]& salt added water, leave it for 30 min then drain water
• Then place it in a cotton cloth let it dry for 10 min.
• Then deep fry bitter gourd till light brown.
• Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds, let it splutter.
• Add Bengal gram & urad dal sauté.
• Add onion sauté till light brown.
• Add fenugreek powder & asafetida mix well. Then add curry leaves sauté.
• Add fried bitter gourd, salt & ½ tsp of turmeric powder sauté till soft.
• Add the tamarind paste / tamarind extract and mix well. Add water if required & let it boil & thickens.
• Add ground paste mixture mix well & let it boil
• Add Jaggery & salt let it boil
• Finally add 1 tbsp of sesame oil & cut off heat.
• Serve hot with rice.

Bitter gourd vatha kulambu

Fried Bitter gourd vatha kulambu