Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, pavakkya theeyal/bittergourd in coconut gravy. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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Pavakkya Theeyal/Bittergourd in coconut gravy is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Pavakkya Theeyal/Bittergourd in coconut gravy is something which I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook pavakkya theeyal/bittergourd in coconut gravy using 15 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Pavakkya Theeyal/Bittergourd in coconut gravy:

1. Get 2 medium bittergourd finely chopped
2. Prepare 1/2 cup scarped coconut
3. Prepare 11/2 tsp coriander powder
4. Get 1 tsp chilli powder
5. Prepare 1/2 tsp turmeric
6. Prepare 11/2 small lemon size tamarind
7. Take 2 tsp jaggery
8. Get as required Salt
9. Prepare 2tbsp+5tsp coconut oil
10. Take 5 shallots chopped
11. Get 5 curry leaves
12. Get 2 red chilli
13. Get 1/2 tsp rai
14. Get 1_2 green chilli chopped
15. Take 2 cup water+water for soaking

Serve it along with Garlic Rasam, Steamed Rice, Raw Banana Thoran and Elai Vadam for a delicious weekday meal. Pavakka or bitter gourd is a very nutritious vegetable. It is very good for diabetic patients too. Here is the traditional recipe of Kerala style pavakka theeyal.

Instructions to make Pavakkya Theeyal/Bittergourd in coconut gravy:

1. First put chopped bitter gourd in a bowl of water mixed with half lemon size of tamarind for half hour so that bitterness of bittergourd goes.
2. In a pan add 2 tbsp oil fry coconut till light brown colour with fenugreek.
3. Then add coriander powder, turmeric powder and chilli powder after switching off stove.
4. After cooling down grind this in mixer jar with 1/4cup water.
5. Then strain bitterground from water.
6. In a pan add 5tsp oil,when hot add rai.Then add dry chilli,curry leaves, chopped shallots.Saute till shallots are transparent.
7. Then add bittergouard.
8. Saute for 5 minutes.Then add strained water of 1 lemon size tamarind (tamarind soaked in 1/4cup of warm water).
9. After a boil add the grind masala to pan.
10. Then add 11/2 cup of water and after a boil add jaggery.
11. Boil curry till oil separates and curry becomes thick.Check salt.you can adjust tamarind and jaggery to your taste.
12. Serve this with rice.

First wash and cut the bitter gourd into small pieces. Switch on the stove and place a frying pan on the stove. Then fry the coconut with fenugreek. Bittergourd(Paavakaai) Theeyal is a famous kuzhambu in Kerala and some parts of kanyakumari district. The procedure is same as traditional ulli (Baby onion) theeyal with only addition of bitter gourd.

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