Pavakkai Poriyal Recipe | Bitter gourd fry recipe

Pavakkai poriyal is the healthiest sidedish for south Indian lunch. It is preparing with main ingredients Pavakkai and onion. Pavakkai treat or prevent the diabetes.Its good for diabetes patient

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Total times: 30 minutes

Serving: 4

Course: Side dish

Cuisine: south Indian recipe

Ingredients:

1 Pavakkai (Big size),Chopped

1 onion,Finely Chopped

2 Green chilies,silted

¼ Cup Grated Coconut (4 tblsp)

Salt to taste

To Tempering:

1 Tsp Mustard seeds

1 Sprig Curry leaves

4 Tblsp Cooking  Oil

To Grinding

3 Garlic

½ tsp Cumin seeds(Jeeragam)

Preparation:

Add Garlic and Cumin seeds to Mixi jar. grind it as paste and keep aside

Method:

1.       Heat a pan, add 4 tblsp oil and Mustard seeds

2.      When mustard seeds crackle, add Curry leaves,green chilies and Onion. Sauté it till onion gets transparent

3.      Add Pavakkai and mix well

4.      Close the lid and let it cook on low heat until the Pavakkai cooks well

5.      Add grinding Cumin and garlic paste, mix well

6.      Add grated Coconut and salt. let it cook for a minutes

7.      Serve Pavakkai poriyal with rice and sambar

Step by Step Pictorial Instructions:

Heat a pan, add 4 tblsp oil and Mustard seeds

When mustard seeds crackle, add Curry leaves

 Add green chilies and Onion

 Sauté it till onion gets transparent

Add Pavakkai 

Mix well. Close the lid let the pavakkai cooks well

Add grinding Cumin and garlic paste, mix well

Add grated Coconut and salt

Mix well and let it cook for a minutes

Pavakkai poriyal ready

Serve Pavakkai poriyal with rice and sambar

My notes:

1. Don’t add water when you cook any poriyal
2. You should cook on low heat when you cook the poriyal otherwise the vegetables will be burnt