Pavakka Kichadi/Pachadi is a very easy and simple dish prepared with bitter gourd and yogurt/curd. It tastes great and goes well with rice and Rotis. This Pavakka kichadi is one of the dishes prepared for Onam Sadya.
Ingredients
1 medium-sized karela/ bitter gourd/ Pavakka
1/2 cup curds
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
For the masala paste:
1/3 cup grated coconut
4-6 green Chillies
1 tsp mustard
Grind these into a very smooth paste adding sufficient water
For the tempering:
2 tsp oil
1 tsp mustard
Curry leaves
2 broken red Chillies
Procedure
Wash and chop the bitter gourd into thin slices, apply salt and keep aside for 3 mins
Later squeeze the bitter gourd slices and deep fry till crisp and brown
Whisk curd in a bowl and keep aside
Dilute the ground paste a bit, add salt, turmeric powder and put in a vessel and make it boil
As soon as it starts boiling, pour the whisked curd, mix well and turn it off at once
Don't let it boil after adding curd
Now add the deep-fried bitter gourd and mix well
Temper with the mentioned ingredients
Serve with rice and sambar or dal
Note: While adding salt please add in less quantity, since the fried bitter gourd already contains salt and they ooze out after some time...So adjust accordingly.
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