Pavakkai Pitlai/ Bittergourd pitlai

Ingredients:

   Pavakkai Pitlai                               
      Cooking Time : 20 mins

• Toor Dal - 1/4 cup
• Bitter gourd - 1
• Tamarind pulp - 1 cup
• Salt to taste
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Asafoetida - a pinch
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Oil - 2 tsp

     For Roasting & Grinding:

• Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
• Channa dal - 1/2 tbsp
• Urad dal - 1/2 tbsp
• Red chilly - 4
• Coconut - 3 tbsp

Cooking Instructions:

• Wash and rinse toor dal,add turmeric powder,asafoetida and enough water. Pressure cook it along with bitter gourd.

• Roast coriander seeds, channa dal, urad dal and red chilly with a tsp of oil. Keep it aside and in the same pan add coconut and roast till it turn slight brown. Grind everything to a smooth paste.

• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds. Allow it to splutter. Then, add tamarind pulp and allow it to boil. Now add the cooked bitter gourd alone.

• Add cooked dal and salt. Adjust water if needed. Now add the coconut paste and allow it to boil and turn off.

• Serve hot with plain rice.