Pavakkai Pitlai Recipe| Bitter gourd Pitlai

Pavakkai Pitlai is one of the unique kuzhambu variety with full of flavor and taste. Though it's looks similar to Sambar, but there are few variations and the taste would be different. Usually this kuzhambu is made using Bittergourd or Brinjal. In addition, chick peas also added to this.

Good

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Wash and soak Black chickpeas overnight or atleast for 6-8 hours. After 8 hours, drain water and add fresh water.

Step 2

Pressure cook chickpeas for 4 whistles. Set this cooked Chickpeas aside

Step 3

Soak the tamarind in warm water for about ten minutes. After 10 mins extract the juice and set this tamarind juice aside

Step 4

Wash Bitter gourd thoroughly. Chop the bitter gourd into thin slices. Take out the seed from each slice of Bitter Gourd and discard the seed.

Step 5

Take toor dal in a vessel. Add a pinch of turmeric powder and water. Pressure cook for about 4 whistles.

Step 6

Mash the cooked dal and set it aside

Step 7

Pour the oil in the pan and fry the red chillies, coriander seeds, urdhal, channa dal and pepper till the dals turn golden brown color. Take the fried ingredients in a mixer

Step 8

To the pan, add grated coconut, curry leaves, Hing and fry till it turns golden color. Cool this and take it in the mixer

Step 9

Grind the ingredients

Step 10

Heat oil the in the pan. Add mustard seeds once the oil is hot. When the mustard seeds begins to sputter, add curry leaves and fry for 2 seconds.

Step 11

Add sliced bitter gourd to the pan. Stir- fry the bitter gourd in medium flame to avoid the bitter taste.

Step 12

Add 1/2 cup of water and cook bitter gourd till soft

Step 13

Add tamarind extract, cooked chickpeas and salt and allow it to boil for 5 minutes to get rid off the raw smell of tamarind.

Step 14

After 5 mins, add the ground paste and mashed dal to the cooked tamarind mixture.

Step 15

Adjust the consistency by adding water. Give a good stir. Bring it to boil and swtich off the flame

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