Pavakka Achar (Bitter Gourd Pickle)

Ingredients:-

Pavakka (Bitter gourd)– 2 no. medium size

Garlic pods, chopped – 5-7 nos.

Ginger finely chopped – 2-3 tbsp.

Green chilli, chopped – 2-4 nos.

Mustard seed – 1 tsp.

Hing – a pinch

Fenugreek seed – ¼ tsp.

Tamarind juice – 7-10 tbsp.

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp.

Kashmiri red chilli powder – 1 bsp

Curry leaves – 1 spring

Jaggery powder – 3-4 tsp

Oil

Directions:-

·       Clean bitter gourd, scoop out seeds and cut into small pieces. Keep it aside.

·       Heat oil in a pan add mustard seed, when start to spluttering add garlic, ginger, green chilli, fenugreek seed and sauté till garlic become lightly brown.

·       Add hing,curry leves and chopped cut pavakka,salt and sauté till pavakka is little brown,it will take 20 minutes.Add more oil if want.

·       Then add turmeric powder,chilli powder into this pavakka mixture.And mix well and sauté for 2 minutes.Take care,put heat on low flame, otherwise powder will burn.

·       Then add tamarind juice,jaggery powder and mix well.

·       Switch off flame when it became desired consistency.

Serve with rice,roti…

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