Name: Pavakka Theeyal
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 nos Bitter gourd (cut into thin pieces, Pavakka); 2 cups Shallots (sliced, Kunjulli); 2 cups Shredded coconut; 1 tsp Chilly powder; 3/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Coriander powder; Salt (As reqd); 6 - Coconut or canola oil; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 2 - Curry leaves; 3 nos Red chillies (Kollamulaku); Tamarind juice (soaked in water)

Pavakka Theeyal

Theeyal made with Bitter gourd(pavakka) and Small onions(Kunjulli)

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

2 nos Bitter gourd cut into thin pieces, Pavakka
2 cups Shallots sliced, Kunjulli
2 cups Shredded coconut
1 tsp Chilly powder
3/4 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Coriander powder
Salt As reqd
6 - Coconut or canola oil
1 tsp Mustard seeds
2 - Curry leaves
3 nos Red chillies Kollamulaku
Tamarind juice soaked in water

Instructions

Heat oil in a non-stick pan or a kadai.
Add shallots and bitter gourd pieces.
:- Do not add water.
Add salt and cook on a low flame, till the shallots and bitter gourd pieces are cooked well in oil.
Heat up another pan or kadai.
Dry roast coconut, till it turns brown.
Add chilly powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder and roast for a few more seconds.
Grind the above into a fine paste.
Add the ground paste into the shallots-bitter gourd pieces and mix well.
Cook on a low flame.
Add tamarind juice and cook for a few more mins.
Heat oil in another pan or a kadai.
Splutter mustard seeds.
Add red chillies and curry leaves.
Pour the above seasoning into the curry and mix well.
;- Serve hot with rice.