Pavakkai Pitlai Recipe | Bitter gourd pitlai recipe
Pavakkai Pitlai Recipe with step by step pictures. Pakarkaai Pitlai or Bitter gourd pitlai recipe is made with bitter gourd, toor dal, spices, tamarind and jaggery.
Ingredients
- 1 large Onion sliced
- 1 large Bitter Gourd cut in half and sliced
- ½ cup Toor Dal
- 1 teaspoon Oil
- Salt to taste
- 3 tablespoon Tamarind Pulp
- 3 tablespoon Jaggery or to taste
- 1 tablespoon Chilli powder
- 2 tablespoon Coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder
- For Seasoning:
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Urad dal
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- 3 tablespoon Coconut grated
Instructions
- Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a kadai. Add in onions and bitter gourd and saute for 5 mins or so till it turn translucent.
- Now take toor dal in a pressure cooker and add the sauted veggies in it. Cover with water and pressure cook it for 3 whistle. Simmer the cooker for 5 mins. Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. Open the pressure cooker and mash the veggies and dal slightly.
- Transfer this entire mixture into a kadai. Add in salt, tamarind pulp, jaggery, chilli pdr, coriander pdr, turmeric pdr and mix well.
- Bring everything to a boil. Simmer the flame and let it cook for 15 mins.
- Now make the seasoning. Heat oil and crackle mustard, urad dal, curry leaves and coconut. Fry it till golden.
- Pour this over the curry and mix well.
- Serve this with rice.
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Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Pavakkai Pitlai Recipe | Bitter gourd pitlai recipe
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
149
% Daily Value*
Fat
5
g
8
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Trans Fat
0.01
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
2
g
Sodium
37
mg
2
%
Potassium
201
mg
6
%
Carbohydrates
24
g
8
%
Fiber
5
g
21
%
Sugar
11
g
12
%
Protein
4
g
8
%
Vitamin A
484
IU
10
%
Vitamin C
22
mg
27
%
Calcium
44
mg
4
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.