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Paavakkai (bittergourd) Thokku

ground bittergourd

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Subaddra Sankruti avatar
Recipe video made by Subaddra Published on 29/07/2017, viewed by 2185 , 1 Comments

I learned this recipe from my mom. She found a way to make me eat bittergourd😄. Now I follow this to make my kid eat bittergourd😉. It is tasty, helathy and goes with anything from bread to upma. Shelf life is upto a month. Enjoy! P.S - I don't know the english name for "thokku". It falls under picke category😆

What you will need

500 grams bittergourd, chopped

Tamarind - size of a lemon (aprx 25 grams)

Dried red chillies 12

Salt to taste

Mustard 1 tsp

Turmeric powder & Asafoetida - a pinch

Sesame oil - 200 ml

How to cook

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, bittergourd & chilli for 5 whistles. You can also cook them on stovetop until the bittergourd becomes soft.

Soak & extract 2 cups of tamarind juice. Mix & pressure cook tamarind juice, bittergourd & chilli for 5 whistles. You can also cook them on stovetop until the bittergourd becomes soft.

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t to a smooth paste.

Once it is cooked, let it cool down to room temperature. Add salt & grind it to a smooth paste.

3

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ure.

Heat oil. Add mustard, turmeric, asafoetida and the ground bittergourd mixture.

4

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ow flame with the lid on (don't tell me i din't warn u😉). Every 3 minutes, remove from flame & give it a mix to avoid splattering. Again put in on flame & close it.

Now, this mixture is going to jump all over your kitchen. So cook it in a low flame with the lid on (don't tell me i din't warn u😉). Every 3 minutes, remove from flame & give it a mix to avoid splattering. Again put in on flame & close it.

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 for another 10 minutes stirring occasionally.

Continue this way until the oil starts to separate (aprx. 40 minutes). Cook for another 10 minutes stirring occasionally.

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e from flame. Cool it to room temperature. Refrigerate it in airtight container.

The end product consistency will be like a thick paste (refer video). Remove from flame. Cool it to room temperature. Refrigerate it in airtight container.

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Tip - if you dont like the bitterness, you can add half a cup of jaggery while grinding the bittergourd.

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Rafael Sanches
29/07/2017 ☰
So nice! Looks very tasty. Thanks for sharing.
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Rafael Sanches

😊

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Rafael Sanches

It's so true though! I'm been so busy developing this app, but as soon as I get sometime free I will try all of them!

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Subaddra Sankruti

Thats very nice of you. When you try them, do leave feedback to me.

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