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Bittergourd pitla:

Ingredients:

Bittergourd[long size-4]
Tamarind juice[1/2 cup]
Bengal gram[100 gm]
Black gram[100 gm]
Dhaniya[50 gm]
Red chilli[few]
Onion[big-4]
Garlic[6-piece]

Preparation:
First of all,cut the bitter gourd into two pieces.Remove all the seeds and wash the BG[BITTERGOURD]. Add salt before boiling the bittergourd with tamarind juice for 5min.Fry the grams,dhaniya, and chillies & make them into powder.Keep the BG seperately to dry.Grind the onion & garlic with the powder.Then stuff all the powder inside the bittergourd.press them tightly.at last fry them in oil and serve it hot.

Tips::
--You can smear some corn flakes powder mixed with water over the stuffed BG[bitter gourd].So that the powder inside will not come out.
--Half boil the bittergourd to be crunchy.

USEFUL FOR DIABETIC PATIENTS[Avoid frying but just boil it].

With regards,
MRS HEMAMALINI
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[savithabalasubramaniam]

can i get recipe to make kovaikai porial?
s.

[Mini]

Kovakai - 500 gm
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Green chillies- 5-6
Grated cocunut- one cup
Turmeric - one pinch
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Garlic - 4 pieces
Oil - Four tsps
Curry leaves

1. Cut the kovakai into thin round pieces.
2.Coarsley grind the cocunut with green chillies, turmeric, jeera and garlic.
2. Heat the oil in a pan
3. When mustards cracks, put curry leaves along with two green chillies n saute for one minute.
4. Now add the sliced kovakais, saute it for three minutes.
5.Sprinkle little water,add the cocunut paste and salt along with the sauted kovakai.
6. Close the pan with a lid for five-sevenminutes till the mixture goes well the kovakai pieces n water drains.
7. Serve hot.

NB: If u want kovakai tobe well fried, add two tsp oil after the sixth step n fry for another three minutes.

[Mini Iyer]

Savitha,

If u r not use to consume garlic, then try using small redonions, chopped.
But this time u need saute it in the heated oil as soon as the mustard cracks along with the curry leaves n green chillies.
That will be more tastier.

Thanks all

Mini Iyer

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