Bitter Gourd Pickle / Pavakka Achar

Scratching your head thinking what to do with that king of bitterness starring at you from your refrigerator?

Try this amazing pickle and  trust me you will love it!!

Let me warn you it is really really spicy !! You better stick to just a small spoon of the pickleJ

When I made it the other day and served for dinner, my husband thought this was the usual bittergourd fry and he had an ample portion and happily gobbled it..

…..ooph ooph..Ayyoo…some weird noises followed by he running and gulping down a bottle of hundred plus J

..Anyways after the initial trauma..we did njoy it..as pickle!

Bitter Gourd Pickle /Pavakka Achar

Recipe Courtesy: Taste of Kerala show. You can watch the video here

Ingredients

2 Bitter gourd chopped finely

1 tspn salt

½ tspn Turmeric powder

3 tbspn Chili powder

1 tspn Fenugreek powder

Curry leaves 10 nos

2 Dried Red Chilies

½ tspn Mustard seeds

1 tbspn Sesame Oil

 Directions

Add the salt and turmeric powder to the bitter gourd and mix well. Set aside for 10 minutes

After 10 min, spread the mix over a kitchen towel and rest it for another 5 minutes

Heat the oil in a wok and ad the mustards seed, curry leaves and red chilies. Sauté until it sizzle up

Now add the bitter gourds and stir well. Lower the flame, cover and cook for 5 minutes

Now add the chili powder and the Fenugreek powder and mix well

[You can dry roast the Fenugreek seeds and powder in a blender]

Increase the flame and sauté it until all moisture is gone.

Mind you.. it is really spicy and goes soo well with Curd riceJ