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35 min. Medium

Kerala Style Pavakka / Bitter Gourd Curry

Kerala Style Pavakka / Bitter Gourd Curry

Recipe by Suby Nishal
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

15

minutes
Cooking time

20

minutes
Calories

300

kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 medium size Pavakka / Bitter Gourd, sliced into medium size peices

  • 4tbsp Coriander Powder

  • 1tbsp Chilli Powder

  • 1tsp Turmeric

  • Salt

  • 3-4 Green Chillies

  • 2cup Tamarind Water, refer *notes

  • 1cup Jaggery, grated

  • For Tempering:

    1tbsp Mustard Seeds

  • 1/4tsp Methi Seeds

  • 2-3 Dried Whole Red Chilles

  • Curry Leaves

  • Coconut Oil

Directions

  • In a pan mix together Pavakka / Bitter Gourd, Coriander, Chilli, Turmeric, Salt, Green Chillies and Tamarind Water.
  • Cover pan with a tight lid and allow Pavakka / Bitter Gourd to cook.
  • Don’t forget to stir occassionally.
  • When Pavakka / Bitter Gourd is fully cooked add grated Jaggery.
  • Heat some Coconut Oil in a pan and add Mustard Seeds.
  • Allow Mustard Seeds to pop.
  • Add Methi, Red Chillies and Curry Leaves.
  • Pour it on top of Kerala Style Pavakka / Bitter Gourd Curry.
  • Taste the Curry and make sure there’s enough Sweet, Sour and Spicy taste to it, if not adjust Salt and Jaggery according to taste.
    ( I love the mixture of sweet and sour and spicy combination a lot )
  • Serve Kerala Style Pavakka / Bitter Gourd Curry hot with Rice.

Recipe Video

Notes

  • Tamarind Water:  I usually use store bought concentrated Tamarind pulp. When I need to use Tamarind Water for any curries I usually mix 2tbsp of concentated pulp into 2cup of Water.
    If you have Tamarind pulp slab, take a lemon size pulp and soak it in some hot Water. After 5 or 10mins squeeze everything good and you get thick Tamarind pulp.

Enjoy!!!!!!!!

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