BITTER GOURD PITLAI

NEEDED
bitter gourd - 1/4 kg ( can use big or small bitter gourd)
toovar dal (pressure cooked ) - 1/2 cup
haldi
salt
tamarind water- 1 cup ( 1/2  lemon size tamarind)
little jaggery
1 tsp oil , mustard 1 tsp, urad dal 1tsp ,curry leaves little


TO ROAST AND GRIND
dhaniya - 2 sp
channa dal - 2 sp
red chilly - 4
hing
grated coconut - 1/2 cup
oil - 1 tsp

in a wok add 1 tsp oil and add roast dhaniya , red chilly ,hing and channadal.
remove and add coconut .
allow it to cool and grind to a coarse paste.

METHOD

• Wash the bitter gourd  .
• in a pan add 2 tsp oil , add the bitter gourd , haldi and salt as required.
• close this will a  lid and  cook on low flame.
• remove the lid and c whether bittergourd is cook .
• then add the tamarind water , cook till the raw tamarind smell goes.
• then add the ground paste and the cooked toovar dal .
• add little jaggery.
• cook for few minutes and remove.
• in a small wok temper mustard ,urad dal , curry leaves in 1 tsp oil.
• add this to the bitter gourd pitlai.
• u  can make small small vadai and add to this pitlai.

note  

if using big bitter gourd , discard the seed and cut to medium pieces.

if small bittergourd , slit and remove seed.