Bitter Gourd Dal Recipe / Pavakkai Paruppu Kootu

Today we are going to know....How to cook Bitter Gourd Dal Recipe. Bitter Gourd is cooked with dhal, coconut, adding ghee will reduce the strong bitterness. It will be tasty when taking along with hot white rice and any dry roast vegetables. Lets see the method

Ingredients :

Bitter Gourd - 2 medium sized (chopped)     
Thoor Dal - 4 tbsp
Channa Dal - 4 tbsp
Onion - 1 (chopped)
Tomato - 3 (chopped)
Green Chilly - 3(slit)
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly Powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander Powder - 1 tsp
Garlic - 2 pods (crushed)
Coconut - 1/4 cup (grated)
Coriander Leaves - 1 Handful
Salt to taste
Sugar - 1/2 tsp

For Tempering :

Oil + Ghee - 1 tbsp + 1 tbsp
Urid Dal - 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
Dried Red chilly - 2
Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
Curry Leaves - 1 string

Method :

In a Pressure Pan , add thoor dal, channa dal, bitter gourd, onion, tomatoes, green chilly, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, coriander powder, garlic and cook for two whistles.

Wait for pressure cooled down completely. Open the pressure pan lid, add grated coconut, fresh coriander leaves sugar and salt. Boil for few minutes.

Heat a Seasoning Pan with oil and ghee in a medium flame. Add and fry urid dal, dried red chilly, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves one by one altogether.

Add the seasoning into the cooked bitter gourd dal.

Bitter Gourd Dal is done and Serve with steamed rice and any dry roast vegetables.

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