Pavakkai Vauval / Bitter Gourd Roast

May 4, 2012 - By Gayathri Kumar

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Pavakkai or Bitter Gourd is a great vegetable but often hated by many because of the bitter taste it gives. But as it is good for health, you need to include it once a week in your diet. I love bitter gourd in any form. This roast when relished hot with rasam and rice tastes heavenly. This is also a nice accompaniment to curd rice. It still tastes bitter after sauteing and if you like the taste then this is the dish for you.

Ingredients:
Bitter Gourd-2
Oil-2tbs
Salt-to taste
Red Chilly Powder-1/2tsp
Coriander Powder- 1/4tsp
Cumin Powder-1/4tsp
Turmeric Powder- a pinch

Procedure:
1. Wash and cut the bitter gourd into thin roundels.
2. Heat oil in a pan and add the pieces.
3. Saute for a minute.
4. Add turmeric powder, salt, coriander powder and cumin powder.
5. Saute on medium flame until the pieces become crispy.
6. Add the chilly powder, give a nice stir and transfer to a serving bowl.
7. Serve hot.

P.S: Always add chilly powder at last in dry sautees. If you add it in the beginning, then while roasting the odour will be very strong and it is really hard on your nose.

Sending this to Priya’s Healthy Diet-Vegetarian Side Dishes hosted by Vardhini and Ramya’s ABC Series-Gourds