Clearcals

Serving Size 1 Small Cup (100 g)
Calories118.2 kcal
Carbs7.2 g (29.0 kcal)
Protein3.5 g (13.9 kcal)
Fats8.4 g (75.3 kcal)

Pavakkai Varuval recipe

Name: Pavakkai Varuval
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 Table Spoon of Bengal gram dal; 1 Table Spoon of Black gram dal; 300 Grams of Elongated bitter gourd; 5 Grams of Chillies green - all varieties; 1 Table Spoon of Coriander leaves; 5 Grams of Curry leaves; 1 Grams of Asafoetida; 5 Grams of Chillies red; 0.5 Tea Spoon of Turmeric powder; 0.5 Tea Spoon of Mustard seeds; 2 Table Spoon of Rice bran oil; 0.5 Tea Spoon of Salt; 5 Grams of Red chilli powder

Pavakkai Varuval is a good source of potassium, selenium, manganese, copper, biotin, dietary fiber, and an excellent source of vitamin C, vitamin E, and vitamin D. It helps manage diabetes and boost immunity.

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Serves: 4 persons

Ingredients

Bengal gram dal

1 Table Spoon

Black gram dal

1 Table Spoon

Elongated bitter gourd

300 Grams

Chillies green - all varieties

5 Grams

Coriander leaves

1 Table Spoon

Curry leaves

5 Grams

Asafoetida

1 Grams

Chillies red

5 Grams

Turmeric powder

0.5 Tea Spoon

Mustard seeds

0.5 Tea Spoon

Rice bran oil

2 Table Spoon

Salt

0.5 Tea Spoon

Red chilli powder

5 Grams

Instructions

Chopping

Chop the bitter gourd into small circles.

Seasoning

Heat the oil in a nonstick pan, add the mustard seeds, urad dal (black gram dal), chana dal (bengal gram dal), turmeric, curry leaves, green chilies, asafoetida, and red chilies. Saute them until the seeds start spluttering.

Cooking

To the pan add chopped bitter gourd circles, and cook them for 20 minutes while stirring occasionally. Once the pieces are tender, add salt, red chili powder and cook them for 5 more minutes.

Serve

Once the curry is done, garnish with coriander and serve it in a small cup with rice or roti.

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