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By
sonaliS
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September 4, 2002
Bittergourd Kayirasa
Bittergourd(Paavakka) with
coconut
and spices
Print Recipe
Prep Time
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
20
minutes
mins
Cuisine
Kerala
Servings
4
people
Ingredients
1x
2x
3x
1
no
Bittergourd
medium size, Paavakka
Salt
As reqd
Jaggery
A small piece, Sharkkara
1 1/2
tsp
Tamarind
juice
Puli
For seasoning:
3
tsp
Oil
1
tsp
Mustard seeds
1
tsp
Black gram
Uzhunnuparippu
For grinding masala:
3
tsp
Bengal gram
Kadalaparippu
3
nos
Red chillies
Kollamulaku
1
tsp
Black gram
Uzhunnuaprippu
1
tsp
Coriander seeds
1
tsp
Sesame seeds
Ellu
1/2
tsp
Asafoetida
Kayam
1
tsp
Oil
1/2
cup
Freshly grated
coconut
Instructions
Cut bittergourd into small pieces. Sprinkle about 1 tsp of
salt
and keep aside for 10 minutes.Then squeeze out all
water
from bittergourd, so as to get rid of the bitterness.
Fry all the masala ingredients in
oil
.
Grind this masala with freshly grated
coconut
.
Heat
oil
in a pan.
Add
mustard seeds
and
black gram
dal. When seeds splutter, add bittergourd pieces.
Keep frying on a low heat for about 8-10 minutes.
Add the ground masala to the bittergourd curry.
Add
salt
,
jaggery
,
tamarind
and
water
. Bring it to boil and cook for another 5 minutes.
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