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Fried Bitter Gourd Pickle
Easy pavakka pickle
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Prep Time
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
20
minutes
mins
Cuisine
Kerala
Servings
6
people
Ingredients
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3
nos
Fresh Bitter gourd : 2
big size
Red Chilli powder : 3 tsp
Asafoetida powder : ½ tsp
Salt : as reqd
Tamarind water : 1 cup
Coconut / refined oil : as reqd to fry the pavakka
Instructions
Clean the Bitter gourd and cut into thin pieces.
Put the cut bitter gourd pieces in the tamarind water (for about five hours) as shown in the picture.
Also add some salt into the tamarind water.
After about five hours, remove the tamarind water and dry the bitter gourd for about 2 hours in the sun light.
Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the dried bitter gourd.
When the bitter gourd pieces turn golden in colour take it out from the pan and allow to cool it.
Then mix the red chilli powder, asafoetida powder and salt with the fried bitter gourd pieces.
The fried bitter gourd pickle is ready and this can be used for lunch / dinner especially to consume rice with curd / butter milk.
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