Bittergourd curry with chole / Pavakkai Vella Kadala Kuzhambu is a tasty recipe with little bitterness. In this recipe, the bitterness is less because bittergourd cooks along with chole / vella kadala with coconut n spices.
Ingredients :
Chole / Vella Kondakadala - 1 cup ( Soaked for 6-7 hours)
Bitter gourd - 2 medium ( Cut n soaked in salt water)
Onion - 1 medium (chopped)
Tomato - 1 medium (chopped)
Green Chilly - 1
Ginger - 1 inch
Garlic - 2 pods
Curry leaves - 2 strings
Grated Coconut - 5 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Red Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 2 tsp
Fennel seed powder - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 3 tbsp
Salt to taste
Method :
Cook the soaked chole / vella konda kadala in a pressure cooker for 5-6 whistle (manage the whistle according to the chole / kadala variety.)
Heat a pan with 2 tsp of oil, add n fry coconut, ginger, garlic, green chilly, curry leaves(1 string), shallots. Saute it all one by one until it turns to brown colour ( 10 - 12 minutes.)
To this, add turmeric powder, red chilly powder, coriander powder, fennel seed powder and fried till the raw flavor reduced. Do it carefully, don't burn the masala powders.
Once it cooled down completely, grind it in a mixie by adding enough water to make fine paste.
Heat a heavy botttomed pan with oil. Add Onion, tomato, bitter gourd one by one. Saute it well in the oil for 5-10 minutes.
Then add the grounded coconut masala, salt and enough water into the pan and boil until the bitter gourd cooked well.
Add the cooked chole / kadala and stir it well. Cook for 5 minutes in a medium flame.
Switch off the flame n garnish with curry leaves.
Serve with steamed rice n appalam / papad.
Love Cook Joy.
Ingredients :
Chole / Vella Kondakadala - 1 cup ( Soaked for 6-7 hours)
Bitter gourd - 2 medium ( Cut n soaked in salt water)
Onion - 1 medium (chopped)
Tomato - 1 medium (chopped)
Green Chilly - 1
Ginger - 1 inch
Garlic - 2 pods
Curry leaves - 2 strings
Grated Coconut - 5 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Red Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 2 tsp
Fennel seed powder - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 3 tbsp
Salt to taste
Method :
Cook the soaked chole / vella konda kadala in a pressure cooker for 5-6 whistle (manage the whistle according to the chole / kadala variety.)
Heat a pan with 2 tsp of oil, add n fry coconut, ginger, garlic, green chilly, curry leaves(1 string), shallots. Saute it all one by one until it turns to brown colour ( 10 - 12 minutes.)
To this, add turmeric powder, red chilly powder, coriander powder, fennel seed powder and fried till the raw flavor reduced. Do it carefully, don't burn the masala powders.
Once it cooled down completely, grind it in a mixie by adding enough water to make fine paste.
Heat a heavy botttomed pan with oil. Add Onion, tomato, bitter gourd one by one. Saute it well in the oil for 5-10 minutes.
Then add the grounded coconut masala, salt and enough water into the pan and boil until the bitter gourd cooked well.
Add the cooked chole / kadala and stir it well. Cook for 5 minutes in a medium flame.
Switch off the flame n garnish with curry leaves.
Serve with steamed rice n appalam / papad.
Love Cook Joy.
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