Monday, January 21, 2013

Bitter-Gourd Pitla

Ingredients
Thuar dhall 1 cup
Urad dhall 2 t.spoon
Coriander seeds (dhania) 2 t.spoons
Pepper 1/4 t.spoon
Coconut 1/4 cut
Mustard 1/4 t.spoon
Turmeric 1/4 t.spoon
Jaggery 1. t.spoon
Tamarind paste 2 t.spoon
Hing a small pinch
Salt 1 t.spoon (or to taste)
Vegetable - Bitter-gourd 4 chopped
Garbanzo beans (channa) 1/2 cup
Curry leaves a few


Method
Soak garbanzo beans over night and keep them aside.
Cook Thuvar dhall and turmeric with extra water and separate the
two, and keep them aside.
Fry urad dhall, coriander seeds, red chillies, and pepper. Wet
grind this mixture with coconut.
Fry bitter-gourd, green chillies, curry leaves, turmeric, and
salt in little oil.  Add garbanzo beans, jaggery, tamarind paste,
and thuvar dhall water to this and let it cook.  Now add the
ground mixture, thuvar dhall and cook until the flavor comes
out.


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