BITTER GOURD SAMBAR

Ingredients

Bitter gourd 1

Onion 1

Tomato 1

Toor dal 3/4 cup

Sambar powder 2 tbsp

Red chilli powder 1/2 tbsp

Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp

Fenugreek seeds 1/4 tsp

Mustard seeds 1 tsp

Coriander leaves

Curry leaves 5 leaves

Hing 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Gingelly oil 2 tbsp

Preparation

1. Wash and cook toor dal.

2. Heat a pan, add oil, mustard seeds, after it crackle, add fenugreek seeds, curry leaves, chopped onion, chopped tomatoes and chopped bitter gourd.

3. Fry well till bitter gourd turns golden brown.

4. Now add cooked toor dal, 1/2 cup water, turmeric powder, hing, sambar powder, red chilli powder and salt.

5. After 5 mts turn off the heat.

6. Garnish with coriander leaves.

7. Serve it with rice.

BITTER GOURD KULAMBU

Ingredients

Bitter gourd (pavakai) 1

Onion 1

Tomato 1

Grated coconut 1/2 cup

Coriander powder 1 tbsp

Red chilli powder 1 tbsp

Cumin seeds 1/2 tbsp

Curry leaves 10 leaves

Jaggery small amount

Mustard seeds 1 tbsp

Gingelly oil 3 tbsp

Preparation

1. Heat a pan, add oil, coconut, coriander powder, red chilli powder, curry leaves and cumin seeds. Fry well till the colour of the coconut changes into brown colour.

2. Cool it and grind it into a fine paste by adding small amount of water.

3. Heat another pan, add gingelly oil, mustard seeds, after it crackle add chopped onion, chopped tomatoes and chopped bitter gourd.

4. Fry well till the bitter gourd changes into dark brown colour.

5. After that add grinded coconut mixture, salt and jaggery.

6. Serve it with rice.

(Note : The kulambu would tastes bitter if bitter gourd is not fried well.)