Pitlai

By Pooja Sanghavi

Mar, 31st

606

Servings

3 persons

Cook Time

30 minutes

Ingredients

11 - 13

Ingredients

2 med bitter gourds ("karela")
3/4 can chickpeas
1/2 cup cooked toovar dal
3 green chillies slit
1 1/2 tspn tamarind paste
3-4 red dry chillies
2 tspns urad dal
1 1/2 tspn coriander seeds
1/2 cup grated coconut
few peppercorns
a little jaggery or sugar
turmeric, salt to taste
mustard seeds, curry leaves, oil for seasoning

Instructions

Slit bitter gourd into four quarters and cut 1/2 inch thick pieces across. In a little oil, saute cut bitter gourd and green chillies. Add 2 cups water, tamarind, turmeric and salt
Let simmer until bitter gourd are tender. Add chickpeas and jaggery/sugar.
While bitter gourd are cooking, in another pan sprinkle a little oil and fry coriander seeds, urad dal, red chillies and peppercorns until well roasted. Add coconut, stir a min or two and then grind in a blender.
Add a little tomato paste if handy for color.
Blend in cocunut paste into the bitter gourd-tamarind mixture. Add the dal. Mix well and reheat a till it begins to simmer. Take off stove.
Pour seasoning on top.

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