Name: Pavakkai / Bitter Gourd Stir Fry
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: Bitter Gourd / pavakkai 200g; onion 1 no.; tomato 1 no.; red chili powder 1/2 tsp; turmeric powder 1/2 tsp; salt to taste; oil 5 tsp; mustard 1/2 tsp; broken urad dal 1/4 tsp; curry leaves 8 leaves; tamarind water 5 tsp

Pavakkai / Bitter Gourd Stir Fry

The bitter gourd stir fry is a very simple yet delicious dish which can be cooked. bitter gourd stir-fry with steaming hot rice on its own or with any flat bread.

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Tamil

Servings people

Ingredients

Bitter Gourd / pavakkai 200g
onion 1 no.
tomato 1 no.
red chili powder 1/2 tsp
turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
salt to taste
oil 5 tsp
mustard 1/2 tsp
broken urad dal 1/4 tsp
curry leaves 8 leaves
tamarind water 5 tsp

Instructions

chop the bitter gourd
chop the onion and tomato
in a kadai heat the oil and temper the mustard and broken urad dal
add curry leaves and onion and saute it until the onion turn into brown
add chopped bitter gourd and mix it and allow to cook for 5 minutes in medium flame
add chopped tomato and mix well
now add red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt and tamarind water and mix well
allow to cook until the bitter gourd get cooked
now bitter gourd stir fry is ready. serve with rice