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Bitter Gourd Masala Recipe with step by step pictures. Pavakkai masala is a delicious side dish you could make for rice.
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Bitter Gourd Masala Recipe
Bitter Gourd are one of the hated veg of many, but you know there are many health benefits in them. It is a very good for diabetics. If you drink a glass of fresh bitter gourd juice daily, then i am sure that your diabetics will get really low. It is such a miracle medicine for it.
For those who cannot tolerate the bitterness of fresh gourd, cook it and eat. I have a recipe of my mom's bitter gourd pitlai, it is really yummy dish. You won't even identify that it is made from bitter gourd. I will soon post some more bitter gourd recipes like poriyal, fry and dishes like it..So with no more delay you go and check my masala recipe.
How to Make Bitter gourd masala
- Take water, salt, turmeric powder and tamarind pulp in a sauce pan and bring it to boil. Once it reached a boil, add the bitter gourd and cook it till it becomes tender. Drain and set aside.
- Now heat oil in a kadai. Add in fennel and cinnamon stick. Let them sizzle.
- Now add in onions and saute till they get translucent.
- Now add in salt, sugar and spice powders. Mix them.
- Add in tomatoes and mix well.
- Add some water and cook till they turn mushy and oil separates from it.
- Add in cooked bitter gourd now along with some tamarind pulp. Mix well and cook on a low heat till it is cooked well and all flavoured combines.
- Simmer this for 10 to1 5 mins till it is nicely combined.
- Switch off the heat and serve.
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Bitter Gourd Masala Recipe | Pavakkai Masala Recipe
Bitter Gourd Masala Recipe with step by step pictures. Pavakkai masala is a delicious side dish you could make for rice.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 223kcal
Ingredients
- 3 medium Bitter Gourd sliced into rounds
- 1 large Onion sliced thinly
- 2 medium Tomatoes chopped finely
- 5 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Fennel Seeds
- 2 inch Cinnamon
- 2 tsp Chilli Powder
- 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder + 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp Sugar or Jaggery
- 2 tbsp Tamarind Pulp + 1 tblspn
- Water as needed
Instructions
Take water, salt, turmeric powder and tamarind pulp in a sauce pan and bring it to boil. Once it reached a boil, add the bitter gourd and cook it till it becomes tender. Drain and set aside.
Now heat oil in a kadai. Add in fennel and cinnamon stick. Let them sizzle.
Now add in onions and saute till they get translucent.
Now add in salt, sugar and spice powders. Mix them.
Add in tomatoes and mix well.
Add some water and cook till they turn mushy and oil separates from it.
Add in cooked bitter gourd now along with some tamarind pulp. Mix well and cook on a low heat till it is cooked welll and all flavourd combines.
Simmer this for 10 to1 5 mins till it is nicely combined.
Switch off the heat and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servings | Calories: 223kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 28mg | Potassium: 516mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1143IU | Vitamin C: 71mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 1mg
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Bitter gourd masala recipe step by step
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| Take some fresh bitter gourd |
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| slice them in rounds |
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| Now take all other ingredients |
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| Heat some water in a sauce pan |
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| add some salt and turmeric powder |
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| add a good amount of tamarind |
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| mix them well |
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| Bring it to a boil |
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| add your sliced bitter gourds |
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| cook them till they are tender, strain and set aside |
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| Now Heat oil in a kadai |
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| Add in some fennel and cinnamon |
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| add in sliced onions |
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| saute them |
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| add in salt, sugar and other spice powders |
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| saute them for 30 sec |
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| Add in chopped tomatoes |
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| saute till they turn mushy |
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| add some water |
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| keep cooking them |
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| once oil separates from it |
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| add the cooked bitter gourd |
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| Add some tamarind |
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| mix them well and cook |
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| cook till everything is mixed well |
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| serve |
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Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!
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Anonymous
nice and good for health ....
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Nilambari Kazi
I made it today.
It was yummmy.Reply
Priya Mani
Thank you for this healthy recipe. Do we have to remove the seeds before cooking?
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Aarthi
@Priya Manino need to remove seeds..
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Anonymous
Thanks for the recipes ...... I tried few ...... really came out very well.... appreciate it...
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Nandini Devi
Bittergourd is good for health and definitely we have to include it's curry daily in our diet. So definitely i will try this recipe, it's so delicious and yummy If you want to read its more health benefits follow us at http://www.yabibo.com/8-healthy-benefits-of-bittergourd/
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zaheer abbas
Can i add Tomato Sause or Ketchup instead of Tarmarind...?
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Anonymous
Instead of tamarind u can use vinegar (tomato in any form is compulsary in the dish)
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Aarthi
@zaheer abbastamarind is what gives the taste so add that. But i think a little ketchup can be added too
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anupama
hi
making it today .looks delicious .Reply
anupama
hi
making it today .looks delicious .Reply
Dragana Prlenda
thank you for your excellent recipes !
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Anonymous
Trying it today... Can we add jaggery instead of sugar to make it little more healthier?
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Anonymous
DAT would be the best option
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Chirag Chinnu
Really a yummy dish and thanks for this recipe
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Chirag Chinnu
Really a yummy dish and thanks for this recipe
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Anonymous
The recipe sounds interesting. I am going to prepare it now.
Thank you
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ChandaVivek
I m a big fan of ur cooking. I m 20 yrs old nd I started cooking on a daily basis based on ur recipes. It's really awesome nd tasty. I got more appreciation from my family. Thanks a lot. Keep up ur good work😘
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Divi
Hi arthi.. I tried today.. it came out little bitter... I followed the same measurements and instructions posted here but don't know why it's little bitter in taste... I guess the butterflies is matured?? Is that so???
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Divi
Sorry.. typo... Not butterflies.. it's bittergourd
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