Pavakkai Puli Kuzhambu | Bitter Gourd Kulambu

Pavakkai Kuzhambu is one of the recipe which I have cooked before marriage and got appreciated by family members. But I have never tasted it those days. I was afraid of its bitter taste. But soon after marriage I make it as a fry which hubby loves the most. Later I started to like the taste of it. So I thought of making this kuzhambu which I used to cook before. Here is the recipe for my pavakkai kuzhambu. Just give it a try and tell me if you liked it.

Also check out my Bitter Gourd Fry if interested

Pavakkai Fry Recipe

Pavakkai Kuzhambu

Recipe Cuisine: South Indian | Recipe Category: Kuzhambu

Prep Time: 10 mins | Cooking Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Bitter Gourd - 1 or 2

Tamarind - a small lemon sized

Coriander Seeds - 3 tsp

Red chillies - 10

Coconut - 1/2 cup

Small onion / Shallots - 20

Big Onion - 1

Tomato - 1

Green chilli - 2

Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

Salt - to taste

Curry leaves - 2 sprigs

Oil - 1 tblspn

 

Method:

 

In a pan, drizzle little oil and roast coriander seeds and dry red chillies till it changes color.

Take the roasted coriander seeds and chilli in a blender, add onion(shallots) and coconut. Grind it to a smooth paste adding little water.

In a kadai, heat little oil, add in mustard seeds. When mustard seeds starts to splutter, add the sliced big onion and curry leaves. Saute for 2 mins.

Add in chopped bitter gourd and stir fry for 2 mins. So that the bitter gourd will get cooked slightly.

Add in chopped tomatoes and slitted green chillies. Saute till tomatoes turn mushy.

Now, add the ground masala, tamarind extract, turmeric, salt and enough water. Cover and cook for 20 to 30 mins.

The kuzhambu will reduce a bit. Put off the flame.

Serve!

Pictorial:

Keep all your ingredients ready

In a pan, drizzle little oil and roast coriander seeds and dry red chillies until it changes color. Cool them a bit

Take them in a blender, add small onion and grind till smooth

Once it becomes smooth add in grated coconut

Add little water and blend well till you get a smooth paste

In a kadai, heat little oil. Add in mustard seeds

When mustards starts to pop, add chopped onion and curry leaves. Saute till onion becomes soft

Now, add in chopped bitter gourd and saute for 2 mins

To this, add chopped tomatoes and slitted green chillies. Stir fry till tomatoes turn mushy

Once tomato becomes mushy, add the ground paste

tamarind extract is added immediately

turmeric and salt goes into this

Add enough water to the it

Cover with a lid and cook on medium flame for 20 too 30 mins

After 30 mins, it will reduce a bit