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Pavakka Sweet Curry

A sweet curry with Bittergourd(Pavakka/Karela)
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 nos Bittergourd Pavakka
  • 2 tsp Black gram Uzhunnuparippu
  • 1 cup Grated coconut
  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 2 tsp Chilly powder
  • 2 tsp Coriander powder
  • 8 nos Black pepper
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 3 nos Green chillies slit
  • 2 sprigs Curry leaves
  • 1 cup Tamarind pulp Puli
  • 1 cube Jaggery Sharkkara
  • Salt As reqd
  • Oil for deep frying

Instructions
 

  • Cut the bittergourds into thin round pieces.
  • Mix it well with a little salt and keep it aside.
  • Heat up a pan or a kadai.
  • :- Do not add oil.
  • Add 1 tsp of black gram, coconut, turmeric powder, chilly powder and coriander powder and fry, till the coconut turns dark brown.
  • Add black pepper.
  • Grind it to a fine paste.
  • Fry the pavakka pieces, till it becomes slightly brown. Keep aside.
  • Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan or a kadai.
  • Splutter mustard seeds and 1 tsp of black gram.
  • Add green chillies and curry leaves.
  • Add tamarind pulp and jaggery and cook for 5 mins.
  • Add the ground paste and allow it to boil.
  • When it starts to boil, add fried bittergourd pieces.
  • Add salt, if reqd.
  • Cook on low fire, till it`s consistency becomes thick.
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