Pitlai Recipe
Ingredients
Bitter gourd or karela (2med.), cooked Tovar dal (1/2c), tamarind paste (1 1/2tsp), urad dal (2tsp), grated coconut (1/2c), sugar or jiggery (a little), chick peas (3/4can), green chilies slit (3), red dry chilies (3-4), coriander seeds (1 1/2tsp), peppercorns (few), mustard seeds, curry leaves, oil for frying, turmeric and salt (to taste).
Method of preparation:-
Take bitter gourds, slit them into four quarter and then cut 1/2inch thick piece across. Take a pan, heat a little oil in it. Sauté the cut gourds and the green chilies in the pan . Add 2 cups of water, turmeric, tamarind and salt. Keep it to simmer until the gourds get tender. Add chickpeas and sugar or jiggery in the pan. While the gourds are cooking, in another pan heat a little oil and fry coriander seeds, red chilies, urad dal and peppercorns in the oil. Fry them until they get well roasted. Now add coconut in the pan and stir for 1 to 2 minutes and then grind in a blender. Add a little tomato paste. Put this paste in the bitter gourd- tamarind mixture. Add the dal and mix it well. Again heat until it begins to simmer. Now remove the pan from heat and then pour the seasoning on the top.
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