Name: Bitter Gourd Pickle Easy
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 3 nos Bitter gourd (Pavakka); 7 - Small onions (Kunjulli); 1 tbsp Chilly powder; Asafoetida (A pinch, Kayam); 7-8 nos Garlic pods; 2" piece Ginger (cut finely); 7-8 Green chillies (cut lengthwise); 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 1 or Vinegar; 5 tbsp Oil; Salt (As reqd); ; (You can increase the no. of green chillies depending on how hot you want it to be.)

Bitter Gourd Pickle Easy

Pickle made with bittergourd or pavakka

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine North Indian

Servings people

Ingredients

3 nos Bitter gourd Pavakka
7 - Small onions Kunjulli
1 tbsp Chilly powder
Asafoetida A pinch, Kayam
7-8 nos Garlic pods
2" piece Ginger cut finely
7-8 Green chillies cut lengthwise
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 or Vinegar
5 tbsp Oil
Salt As reqd
; You can increase the no. of green chillies depending on how hot you want it to be.

Instructions

Cut bittergourd into small pieces and leave it in salt water for an hour or so.
Drain the water and squeeze out the excess water from the bitter gourd and keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan.
Fry onions, green chilly, ginger and garlic.
When onion becomes brown, add chilly powder and asafoetida.
Add the bittergourd pieces and vinegar and mix well.
Add salt as required.
Cook till bittergourd is cooked.
Splutter mustard seeds in another pan and add this to the above bitter gourd mixture.
Remove from flame.