Name: Pavakkai Pitlai( No onion No garlic) recipe by Vasuyavana at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Bitter gourd 2; Soaked Black channa dal 1/2 cup; Tuvr dal 1/4 cup; Tamarind lemon size; Salt to taste; Turmeric Powder 1/4 teaspoon; Curry leaves 2 sprigs; Coriander leaves 1 fistful; Hing 1/4 teaspoon; For paste 2 tablespoon channa dal; Coriander Seeds 2 tablespoon; Methi little; Jeera 1/4 teaspoon; Red chillies 6; Coconut 2 tablespoon; For seasoning oil; Mustard seeds 1/4 teaspoon; Jeera 1/4 teaspoon; Methi

ABOUT Pavakkai Pitlai( No onion No garlic) RECIPE

Bitter gourd with pulses

Ingredients Serving: 4

Bitter gourd 2
Soaked Black channa dal 1/2 cup
Tuvr dal 1/4 cup
Tamarind lemon size
Salt to taste
Turmeric Powder 1/4 teaspoon
Curry leaves 2 sprigs
Coriander leaves 1 fistful
Hing 1/4 teaspoon
For paste 2 tablespoon channa dal
Coriander Seeds 2 tablespoon
Methi little
Jeera 1/4 teaspoon
Red chillies 6
Coconut 2 tablespoon
For seasoning oil
Mustard seeds 1/4 teaspoon
Jeera 1/4 teaspoon
Methi

Instructions

Soak Tamarind
Soak black Channa dal overnight and cook Channa dal. You can also use ground nut or besan dal.
Pressure cook 1/2 cup Tuvr dal
Heat oil. Gently roast 2 tbsp Channa dal, 2 tbsp coriander seeds, 6 red chillies, little bit methi and jeera. Cool the mixture
Add coconut and prepare a paste
Heat oil. Add Mustard, methi, jeera and curry leaves.
Add chopped bitter gourd. Saute well
Now add cooked black Channa dal with stalk, salt and hing
Add Tamarind extract and turmeric powder. Cook for 10 mins
Now add grounded paste
Add mashed Tuvr dal
Add chopped coriander leaves
Serve Pitlai with rice

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