Pavakkai pitlai bitter ground recipe

March 20, 2018

Pavakkai pitlai recipe is a kind of sambar made using bitter gourd and peanut in a fresh ground masala with coconut base. Bittergourd pitlai recipe is easy to make dish and even goes great with roti. Pavakkai pitlai gourd and groundnut curry is a famous Kuzhambu in Kerala and some parts of Kanyakumari district.

1 1/2 tbsp sesame seed oil
to taste Curry leaves
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 cup chopped bittergourd
pinch turmeric powder
to taste Salt
to taste Hing dissolved in water
1/3 cup boiled peanuts
to taste Gosseberry sized tamarind dissolved in water
2 1/2 tbsp Pitlai powder
1 tbsp jaggery
to taste Coriander leaves

1. In a pan, heat oil and add mustard seeds. Once it crackles, add curry leaves, karela, turmeric, hing and cook on a medium flame for a minute.
2. Add tamarind water. Cook on a medium flame till raw...

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Nutritions

Calories
175

Sodium
144mg
6% DV

Fat
11g
17% DV

Protein
4g
8% DV

Carbs
6g
2% DV

Fiber
1g
4% DV