Ingredients for Paavakka Kalva (Bitter gourd Kalva):
1. Bitter gourd – ½ kg
2. Salt – For taste
Turmeric powder – 1 small spoon
3. Oil – As required
4. Cumin seeds – ½ small spoon
5. Onions chopped fine – 100 gm
Green chillies chopped fine – 1 big spoon
Ginger chopped fine – 1 big spoon
Cashews broken – 4 small spoons
Raisins – 4 small spoons
6. Chilli powder – 2 small spoons
Coriander powder – 2 small spoons
Turmeric powder – 2 small spoons
Gram flour – 3 big spoons
7. Jaggery, powdered – 3 big spoons
Tamarind juice – 3 big spoons
8. Garam masala powder – ½ small spoon
Coriander leaves – To decorate
How to prepare Paavakka Kalva (Bitter gourd Kalva)?
1. Split the bitter gourd lengthwise and remove the seeds.
2. Finely chop them into thin pieces and marinate using salt and turmeric powder.
3. Allow it to rest for a while.
4. Transfer the contents to a strainer and rinse under running tap water.
5. Wash the bitter gourd and squeeze out all the water content fully.
6. Deep fry bitter gourd pieces in hot oil and remove excess oil.
7. Heat a little oil and sauté cumin seeds.
8. Add ingredients no: 5 and sauté well.
9. Add tamarind juice and jaggery and keep stirring to avoid lumps.
10. Add fried bitter gourd to this curry.
11. Sprinkle ingredients no: 8 on its top and serve hot.
Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine August 15 – 31, 2014
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