Name: Pavakka Sweet Curry
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 nos Bittergourd (Pavakka); 2 tsp Black gram (Uzhunnuparippu); 1 cup Grated coconut; 1 tsp Turmeric powder; 2 tsp Chilly powder; 2 tsp Coriander powder; 8 nos Black pepper; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 3 nos Green chillies (slit); 2 sprigs Curry leaves; 1 cup Tamarind pulp (Puli); 1 cube Jaggery (Sharkkara); Salt (As reqd); Oil for deep frying

Pavakka Sweet Curry

A sweet curry with Bittergourd(Pavakka/Karela)

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

2 nos Bittergourd Pavakka
2 tsp Black gram Uzhunnuparippu
1 cup Grated coconut
1 tsp Turmeric powder
2 tsp Chilly powder
2 tsp Coriander powder
8 nos Black pepper
1 tsp Mustard seeds
3 nos Green chillies slit
2 sprigs Curry leaves
1 cup Tamarind pulp Puli
1 cube Jaggery Sharkkara
Salt As reqd
Oil for deep frying

Instructions

Cut the bittergourds into thin round pieces.
Mix it well with a little salt and keep it aside.
Heat up a pan or a kadai.
:- Do not add oil.
Add 1 tsp of black gram, coconut, turmeric powder, chilly powder and coriander powder and fry, till the coconut turns dark brown.
Add black pepper.
Grind it to a fine paste.
Fry the pavakka pieces, till it becomes slightly brown. Keep aside.
Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan or a kadai.
Splutter mustard seeds and 1 tsp of black gram.
Add green chillies and curry leaves.
Add tamarind pulp and jaggery and cook for 5 mins.
Add the ground paste and allow it to boil.
When it starts to boil, add fried bittergourd pieces.
Add salt, if reqd.
Cook on low fire, till it`s consistency becomes thick.

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Pavakka Sweet Curry