404: Pavakkai Kichadi/ Bitter gourd in Yogurt sauce

Pavakkai Kichadi is a traditional Kerala dish made using fried bitter gourd and yogurt.

Recipe Type:  Side dish, Kerala Onam & Vishu Sadya Recipes

Cuisine:         Kerala, South Indian

Ingredients:

Finely chopped Bitter gourd       1 cup

Thick Plain Yogurt/Curd             1 cup

Grated ginger                            1 Tbsp.

Mustard seeds                           ½ Tsp.

Finely chopped Green chilies      3 no.

Grated coconut                          2 Tbsp.

Coriander leaves                        1 Tbsp.  

Oil                                              for deep frying

For Seasoning

Coconut oil                                  1 Tsp.

Mustard seeds                             ¼ Tsp.

Red chili                                      1 no.

Hing                                            1/8 Tsp.

Curry leaves                               1 String.

    

Method:

• Fry the Pavakkai / Bitter gourd, Green Chilly and Curry leaves till it is brown and crisp. When it’s almost brown take it off from the oil and keep aside.
• Grind grated coconut, ginger and mustard seeds to a fine paste. Mix the curd to this paste. Add Fried items into curd.  Add salt and mix it well.
• Heat coconut oil, splutter mustard seeds, curry leaves ,red chilies and hing. Add the seasoning to the curd mix.  Decorate with coriander leaves.
• Now Pavakkai kichadi is ready to serve.
• Serve with steam plain rice.

Vegetable Fruit Raita

Raita  is an Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi condiment made with yogurt (Curd) and used as a sauce or dip.. This fruit raita is prepared with mainly two base ingredients: vegetables,  fruits .These are mixed with yogurt and flavored with a chat masala.

Ingredients:
English cucumber                      – 1no

Tomato                                   – 2 no

Fruit cocktail                            – 1 tin

Green chillies                           – 4 no

Sour cream                               – 1 cup

Yogurt                                       - 1 cup

Chat masala powder                  – ½ tsp

Coriander leaves                       – 2 tbsp (chopped finely)

Salt                                         to taste

Method:

• Cut vegetables and chillies finely. Drain the fruit cocktail.
• Mix well vegetables and fruits.
• Whisk sour cream and yogurt thoroughly. Mix with vegetables , chat masala and salt.
• Garnish  coriander leaves on top.