Description
Its a combination of bitter gourd ,tamarind juice, jaggery and it will be very good with rice, Chappathi, idli, dosa .Its my mom in laws’s recipe which I am sharing with you friends.
| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 2 no | Bitter gourd |
| 1 no | Onion |
| ½ no | Tomato |
| ¾ cup | Tamarind juice |
| 1 T | Chilli powder |
| 1 T | Corainder powder |
| 1 T | Cumin powder |
| 1 tsp | Turmeric powder |
| 1 T | Jaggery powder |
| 4 no | Coconut pieces |
| ½ tsp | Mustard seeds |
| ¼ tsp | Fenugreek leaves |
| 5 no | Curry leaves |
| Salt to taste | |
| 4 tbsp | Oil |
Instructions
Cut bitter gourd in to round thin pieces. Heat the cooking oil in a deep pan,
on a medium flame till hot. Add the Mustard seeds,curry leaves, fenugreek
seeds, . Fry till spluttering stops. Add finely chopped onions , tomatos ,bittergourd allow it to turn soft. . Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, 
coriander powder, Cumin powder and some tamarind juice to the mixture. Make them to boil few mins. Add ground coconut paste and salt . Keep it in a medium flame for 5 mins. Now add some jaggery. cook on low flame till oil ozzes out from the kuzhambu.
Source
Mother in law
7 Comments
Hi Deepu..
Thanks….
hi deepu,
i am shiva.i read the bittergourd tamarind kuzhambu.i have few question.u have mentioned 3/4 cup of tamarind,for that can u tell me the right measurement if we use store bought tamarind pulp.and one more is 4no coconut piece,that means i am not able to follow it properly,can u tell me in grams or like half coconut.please respond to me,i would like to try this recipe for the weekend.thanks in advance.
thanks,
shiva
Hi Deepu,is it necessary to add jaggery to this dish? Thank u Nazreen
hi nazreen,
If u add jaggery it tastes good and different
hi Kanchana, sorry i missed that to include in the procedure step. Anyway thanks for reminding that. Once onion and tomato turns soft then u add bitter gourd to that. Deepu
Thanks Deepu.
Hi Deepu,
At what stage do we add the bitter gourd ?
Thanks
Kanchana