Name: Pavakkai Kuzhambu || Bittergourd Gravy || recipe by Vins Raj at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 150 gms Bittergourd; A lemon size tamarind; 3/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1.5 tsp Sesame seeds; 1.5 tsp of Sesame Oil; 1 tsp Melted Ghee; A small piece of jaggery; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1/2 tsp Urad dhal; 1 sprig curry leaves; Masala powder Ingredients; 1.5 tsp coriander seeds; 1.5 tsp Bengal gram; 1.5 tsp Urad dhal/Black gram; 1 tsp fenugreek; 12 Red Whole Chillies

ABOUT Pavakkai Kuzhambu || Bittergourd Gravy || RECIPE

This is a No Onion No Garlic recipe. The combined taste of Sweet, bitter, sour, spicy gives a new experience to the taste buds.

Ingredients Serving: 3

150 gms Bittergourd
A lemon size tamarind
3/4 tsp turmeric powder
1.5 tsp Sesame seeds
1.5 tsp of Sesame Oil
1 tsp Melted Ghee
A small piece of jaggery
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp Urad dhal
1 sprig curry leaves
Masala powder Ingredients
1.5 tsp coriander seeds
1.5 tsp Bengal gram
1.5 tsp Urad dhal/Black gram
1 tsp fenugreek
12 Red Whole Chillies

Instructions

Soak and Extract tamarind pulp to make 2 cups.
Mix bitter gourd pieces in salt and 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and leave it for 10 minutes and wash to remove the bitterness.
In a pan add oil, to it add mustard seeds, urad dhal after the mustard splutters, add curry leaves and tamarind extract.
Add turmeric powder and half quantity of salt required to the dish along with the bitter gourd pieces. Allow it to cook on a medium flame. It takes around 4 minutes to cook.
Meanwhile dry roast coriander seeds, Bengal gram, urad dhal, fenugreek and chillies in a pan. After it cools down to room temperature, grind to powder.
Dry roast sesame seeds, grind to a powder and keep it separately.
When the bitter gourd gets cooked add the masala powder, remaining amount of salt and let it boil for 3 mins and now add jaggery. Adjust the consistency of the gravy by adding boiling water.
Now remove from heat and add the sesame powder and ghee.

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