Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Bitter Gourd Piralen

Bitter Gourd Piralen
Ingredients
Bitter gourd(2big ones) 500 gms
Onion sliced thin 1 cup
Tuvar dhal 2 dsp
Tamarind ball the size of a ball lime
Green chillis 8
Grated coconut 1 ½ cups
MasalaCoriander 11/2 dsp
Chilly powder 1 tsp
Turmeric powder ½ tsp
Garlic 1 tsp
Ginger 1” 1 “ piece
Ani seed ¼ tsp
Method
Cut the bitter gourd lengthwise, clean the inside and slice thinly. Smear 1 dsp of salt and flour and keep for 1 hour. Squeeze out the water from it. Put the split chillis and the onion in it.Cook the dhal in water till dry. Mix tamarind in 1 cup water and strain. Extract the first and 2nd milk from the coconut by adding ½ and 1 cup of water respectively. Grind the ingredients of the masala together.Heat the oil in a flat bottomed pan and put the spices first and then the masala. Fry it well and then add the bitter gourd sauté for 5 minutes and then add the tamarind juice, 2nd milk, the cooked dhal and enough salt. Put the lid on and allow it to simmer, till the bitter gourd pieces are cooked. Mix the jaggery and the 1st milk, boil till the gravy is thick.

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