Bitter Gourd Masala Stir-Fry Recipe | Pavakkai Masala Curry Recipe
Bitter Gourd Masala Stir Fry, a delicious dry Subzi made with bitter gourd, potato and spices. This dry curry would be a perfect accompaniment for any South Indian Main Courses or Roti/Pulao etc.,
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 105kcal
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Heavy Bottomed Pan
Ingredients
- 3 Big Bitter Gourd or we can take 6-8 small Bitter Gourd
- 2 nos Onion Finely Chopped
- 2 nos Tomato Roughly Chopped
- 1 nos Potato Peeled, Cubed
- 1 teaspoon Red Chili Powder
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- ½ teaspoon Garam Masala
- ½ nos Lemon
- 2 teaspoon Grated Coconut
- 2 teaspoon Salt Adjust as needed
- 3 tablespoon Oil
Tempering
- 2 tablespoon Oil
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- 2 nos Green Chili Slit
Instructions
Preparing Veggies
- Wash and chop the bittergourd in circles and remove the seeds. Finely chop the onions, tomatoes and slit the green chilli and keep it ready.
Marination
- ake the chopped bittergourd pieces in a bowl and add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and lemon juice and mix well and marinate it for about 30 minutes.
Stir-Fry Bitter Gourd
- After marination, Heat oil in a pan, add and spread the bittergourd pieces and fry them in oil till they are golden brown. Take the fried bittergourd in a plate.
Tempering
- Heat oil in the pan, add cumin seeds. When the cumin seeds starts to sputter, add curry leaves and slit green chillies and fry for couple of seconds.
Preparing Masala
- Add chopped onions along with a pinch of salt and saute the onions till they are transparent.
- Then, add the tomatoes and saute till they are mushy.
- Add chopped potato to the pan. Add water to cook the potatoes
Finishing Masala
- Cover the pan with a lid and keep the flame in medium to cook the potatoes.
- When the potatoes are cooked, add fried bittergourd to the pan and mix well.
- Then add garam masala, salt and grated coconut and mix well and switch off the flame.
Serving
- The spicy and yummy Bitter Gourd Masala Stir-Fry is now ready to serve. Relish this yummy dish with rice or roti!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1Cup | Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g