PAVAKKA THEEYAL/Pavakka Varutharacha Curry

Ingredients:
Bitter gourd – 350g (Finely chopped)
Grated coconut – 5 handfuls / ½ of a coconut
Coriander seeds – 4 tbsp
Turmeric powder – ½ tbsp
Dry red chilly
Kashmiri chilly
Curry leaves
Tamarind juice
Onion – 1 or shallots – 5 big (Chopped)
Coconut bits – 2 handfuls
Jaggery – A small piece
Coconut oil
Salt
Oil
Mustard seeds
Shallots / Onion
Curry leaves
Dry chillies
Turmeric powder

Steps:
Heat a thick bottomed pan.
Add coconut, coriander seeds, chillies, curry leaves and coconut oil.
Keep sautéing till it starts to brown.
Add turmeric powder and saute well.
Once it’s done, turn off the fire and transfer it to a bowl.
Grind it to a fine paste.

Heat oil in a pan and add coconut bits.
Keep sautéing.
Once it’s colour starts to change, add bitter gourd.
Let the bitter gourd get roasted a bit.
Add onion/shallots and sauté well.
Add tamarind juice and salt.
Cook stirring till the mixture becomes dry.
Add coconut paste, water and jaggery.
Bring it to a boil.
Cook covered on low flame for 10 minutes.

Heat oil in a pan for tempering.
Add mustard seeds and let it splutter.
Add dry red chilly.
Add onion and curry leaves.
Add turmeric powder and roast on low flame.
Switch off and add this to the curry.
Leave it covered for a minute.
Enjoy the curry with rice.

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