Paakarkai Kuzhambhu
About Paakarkai Kuzhambhu
Sounds authentic and healthy right? Yes its true. Bitter gourd plays magnificent roles in medicine. Though its not good to taste with its bitter nature, but we can make it in different varieties like bitter gourd chips or spicy gravy.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Bitter Gourd chopped รข
- 1 no Onions medium รขโฌโ chopped big รข
- Tamarind or amla รข amla size
- 1 tbsp Jagerry รข
- 1-2 tsp Salt or as per taste
- to Sesame Oil gingelly oil รขโฌโ 1 tsp roast and grind
- 1 tsp Urad Dal รข
- 1 tsp Channa Dal รข
- 8 Red Chillies รข nos
- 1 no Onions medium รขโฌโ chopped big รข
- 1 no Tomato finely chopped รข
- 1 tsp red chili powder รข
- 1 tbsp Coriander Powder รข
- 1/2 cup Shredded Coconut รข
- 1/4 leaves Coriander chopped รข
- 1 tsp Salt รข, or as per taste
- to tbsp Gingelly Oil season รข
- 1/2 tsp Mustard รข
- 1/4 tsp Fenugreek Seeds รข
- 1/2 tsp Jeera Seeds รข
- 1 leaves Curry รข spring
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Instructions
- 1. Soak tamarind in 1 cup of hot water for 10 minutes. Squeeze and extract the juice , discard the skins and keep aside.
- 2. Wash bitter gourd, cut and remove the seeds, make thin and round slices. Soak the slices in salt water for 10mins to get rid off bitterness.
- 3. Heat a strong bottomed pan, add gingelly oil, first add urad dal and channa dal, once it turn slight golden brown , add chopped onions and red chillies, sautรยรยฉ for a min , then add tomatoes.
- 4. Sprinkle a tsp of salt and stir until the tomatoes fully cooked.Now add red chili powder and coriander powder, mix well. Finally add shredded coconut and coriander leaves.
- 5. Saute in medium flame for one more minute. Then switch off the flame and let it cool completely.Grind it to a smooth paste and keep aside.
- 6. Now heat another pan, add oil, temper with fenugreek seeds and cumin seeds, then add curry leaves and big onions. Stir till the onion turns transparent and add chopped and soaked bitter gourd. Sautรยรยฉ for 5 mins in medium flame.
- 7. Add the grounded paste to this mixture, stir in medium flame for 3 mins or until the oil leaves on sides.
- 8. Add tamarind water ย and little more water to this mixture. Allow it to boil till the gravy becomes thick. Add jaggery when its boiling and switch off the flame after it becomes thick. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with hot rice.
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Looks so incredible! Thank you for sharing.
Absolutely delicious! Can’t wait to try it.
I’m excited to make this at home!
This looks fantastic! Appreciate the share.