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BITTER GUARD CURRY

By: Lakshmi Kalyanraman

BITTER GUARD CURRY
(PAVAKKAAI PITLA)

ORIGIN
'Bitter Guard Curry' popularly known as 'Pavakkai or Parkka Pitla' is a favourite dish even for Bitter Guard haters in the down south India(Tamil Nadu) .The Pitla is made with Bitter Guard but does not taste bitter and thats why it is liked . Bitter Guard has medicinal value and solves stomach related problems.

INGREDIENTS

Thuvar Dhal - 200 gms. (2 cups)

Red Chillis - 7 pieces

Coriander seeds or Dhaniya - 2 tsps.

Bengal Grams - 1 tsp.

Tamarind - a small lemon sized ball of tamarind

Bitter Guard - 150 gms.

Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup;

Salt - 2 tsps.

Oil - 4 tsps.

PROCEDURE

Step 1:Add 2 cups of water to 200 gms. of Thuvar Dhal and heat it in a pressure cooker for 20 minutes.Keep it aside.

Step 2:Peel the skin of Bitter Guard and slice into thin round pieces.

Step 3:Now,dissolve the lemon sized ball of tamarind in one cup of water (mix well).Keep it aside.

Step 4:Add 2 tsps of Oil to the kadai(frying pan).Now heat it and add the sliced bitter guard pieces and fry them in the pan for 5 minutes.

Step 5:Add the tamarind water into the pan,salt to taste and heat until it boils.

Step 6:Now,take another pan and add 1 tsp. of oil ,coriander seeds,red chillis,boiled bengal gram dhal , grated coconut and fry them for 5 minutes.Then,grind this mixture in a mixer-grinder to make a coarse paste.

Step 7:Now,add this paste into the boiling tamarind water with bitter guard slices and boil for 10 minutes.After 10 minutes, keep it aside.

Step 8:Take a tsp. full of oil and add mustard seeds , a pinch of asafoetida and curry leaves and fry until the mustard sputters.Mix this with gravy prepared above.

Step 9:Serve hot with plain rice.

NOTE:
*Do not forget to peel the skin of bitter guard before chopping it into slices.
*Chop the bitter guard into very thin slices only.
* Take all the ingredients in the above mentioned quantity only.
*Choose fresh bitter guard as the old ones tastes even more bitter.

Article Source: http://recipes-indian.com

About the Author: Mrs.Lakshmi Kalyanraman is one of the most principal contributors to the recipe site www.recipes-indian.com/
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