Pavakkai Puli Kulambu
Pavakkai Puli Kuzhambu is another classic South Indian Puli Kulambu made with bitter gourd . Bitter gourd has many health benefits and is considered to be good for diabetic patients.
Ingredients
- Bitter Gourd 250gm
- small onion 20 no.
- Tomato 2 no.
- red chili 2 no.
- curry leaves 1 bunch
- Tamarind water 1 cup
- coconut paste 1 cup
- salt to taste
- sambar podwer 2 tsp
- turmeric powder 1 tsp
- kuzhambu milagai podi 2 tsp
- oil 4 tsp
- mustard 1 tsp
- fennel seed 1/2 tsp
- fenugreek seed 1/2 tsp
- broken urad dal 1/2 tsp
- coriander leaves to garnish
Instructions
- Chop the Bitter gourd
- chop the onion, tomato, red chili
- in a pan heat the oil and temper the mustard, broken urad dal, fennel seed, fenugreek seed
- add curry leaves and onion and saute it until the onion turn into brown
- add tomato and red chili and mix well
- add salt and turmeric powder and mix it
- now add bitter gourd, sambar powder, kuzhambu milagai podi and mix well
- add tamarind water and mix it and allow to cook for 5 minutes
- add required water and to cook for 5 minutes
- add coconut and jaggery paste and mix well and allow to cook until the bitter gourd get cook and gravy becomes thick
- now pavakkai puli kulambu is ready. garnish with coriander leaves. serve with rice
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