Pavakka Pachadi
Fried bittergourd in a spiced yogurt and coconut sauce
Ingredients
- 1 large bitter gourd
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- Salt to taste
- Few curry leaves
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
To grind
- ½ cup coconut
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- 3-4 green chillies
To temper
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- 2 dry red chillies
- Few curry leaves
Instructions
- Trim the ends of bitter gourd and halve it. Scoop out the seeds and slice thinly.
- In a pan add coconut oil and add bitter gourd, curry leaves and fry till the gourd turns golden brown.
- Meanwhile grind the coconut, mustard seeds, green chillies to a paste with 2 tbsp yogurt.
- In a bowl add the remaining yogurt and whisk well. Add the coconut paste and mix well.
- Add the fried bitter gourd, salt to the yogurt coconut mixture and mix well. Add more yogurt if thick.
- In a pan heat coconut oil and add mustard seeds. When it splutters add red chilies, curry leaves and pour over the kichadi.
Notes
- Add green chillies according to spice preference.
- You can adjust the yogurt and make the consistency as you like.