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Pavakkai varuval || Bittergourd Fry

Sep-09-2017
Vins Raj
5 minutes
Prep Time
25 minutes
Cook Time
2 People
Serves
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ABOUT Pavakkai varuval || Bittergourd Fry RECIPE

This is a common fry in Tamilnadu and the procedure I have incorporated leaves my recipe to stand away from the crowd. Though the bitter gourd has its unique taste still it is altered to have a sweet punch with only the addition of onions and tomatoes. It’s the caramalisation process of vegetables which takes over the taste of the dish. The onions and tomatoes break down their heavy structured disaccharides to monosaccharides, which gives the sweetness to the dish. Do try this for once and I bet you will fall in love with Bitter gourds :-)

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Medium
  • Others
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Frying
  • Side Dishes
  • Healthy

Ingredients Serving: 2

  1. 200 gm sliced Bitter gourd
  2. 150 gm chopped Onions
  3. 150 gm chopped tomatoes
  4. 1/2 tsp Turmeric
  5. 1.5 tsp Chilli powder
  6. 2 tbsp Oil
  7. 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
  8. 1/2 tsp Urad dhal
  9. 1 sprig curry leaves

Instructions

  1. To start, do the tempering by adding 1 tsp of oil to a heated kadai, later add mustard seeds. Once the mustard seeds start to splutter add urad dhal.
  2. Then add curry leaves, onions, tomatoes and saute for couple of minutes.
  3. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and required salt to the dish .
  4. Then add sliced bitter gourd slices.
  5. Add half cup of water, close the kadai with a lid and let it cook for 5 minutes on medium flame.
  6. Now it’s the time for the the real process of minimising the bitterness from the dish.
  7. From kadai, transfer the cooked veggies to oil coated griddle and cook on a medium heat for first 5 mins so that the moisture gets evaporated.
  8. Keep turning over the bitter gourds and drizzle the remaining oil in intervals to avoid scorching.
  9. Reduce the flame to low and fry for 10 minutes by stirring occasionally.

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Geetanjali Khanna
Sep-11-2017
Geetanjali Khanna   Sep-11-2017

Tasty as well as healthy.

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