Recipe Number:094
| Prep Time | 5 minutes |
| Cook Time | 20 minutes |
| Passive Time | 25 minutes |
| Servings |
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Ingredients
- 2 medium Bitter gourd (kaipakka or pavakka)
- 1/2 cup Toor dal
- 2 nos Tomato
- 3 nos Green chilly
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- Tamarind lemon size
FOR ROASTING:
- 3/4 cup Grated coconut
- 11/2 tbsp Coriander powder
- 1 tsp Chilly powder
- 1/2 tsp Fennel seed
- 5 nos Shallots
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
FOR SEASONING:
- 11/4 tbsps Coconut oil
- 8 nos Chopped shallots
- 1/4 tsp Fenugreek seed
- 2 sprigs Curry leaves
- 2 nos Dry chilly
Ingredients
FOR ROASTING:
FOR SEASONING:
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Instructions
- Deseed the bitter gourd and cut into thin slices( 2" length) wash it and keep aside.
- Soak tamarind in little warm water and squeeze it.
- Wash and cook toor dal in a clay pot with water, once it is done, add bitter gourd pieces,sliced tomato, green chilly, salt and turmeric powder.
- Mean while heat 1/2 tsp coconut oil in a pan, add grated coconut, shallots, curry leaves and fennel seed, stir continuously in low flame.
- When the coconut is golden brown, add chilly powder and coriander powder into it, stir well for two minutes and off the flame, transfer into a bowl, allow it to cool.
- Grind the roasted coconut in to a fine paste by adding little water.
- When bitter gourd is done, add tamarind juice, allow them to boil, then add ground coconut paste to it and combine well, add water as per your consistency, off the flame once it is boiled.
- Then season with above mentioned ingredients.
- Curry is ready.......Enjoy with rice.....!!!!!!!!
- Refer pics for instruction clarity.
Recipe Notes
Enjoy cooking!!
Zainu.
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