Bitter gourd a vegetable which many people hate cos of its bitterness, but consumption of this vegetable give you innumerable health benefits like it reduces blood sugar levels,it purifies the blood. This vegetable is high in fibre thus prevents constipation & also cures any stomach disorders, and the list goes on !!! Bitter gourd pickle a yummy, spicy, tangy pickle which accompany well with rice or even with roti. Tried this recipe from one of the cook book written by Smt. Jaya V Shenoy. So here is the recipe.
Ingredients :
Medium bitter gourd 2
Huge piece of jaggery ( More or less depending upon ur taste )
Tamarind 2 marble size
Oil 3 tbsp
Salt to taste
To roast & Grind
Coriander seeds 2 tsp
Feenugreek seeds ( Methi Seeds ) 1 tsp
Mustard seeds 2 tsp
Asafoetida - small piece
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Red chillies 5-6 ( more if you prefer more spice )
To Temper
Mustard 1 tsp
Curry leaves 1 spring
Method :
Chop the bitter gourd into small piece and soak it in water for 30 minutes.
Now boil tamarind in 2 cups water till you get thick tamarind juice.
Roast " to roast item" in lil oil, take care not to over roast any item, which will make you pickle bitter.
Now grind the roasted item into smooth paste.
Cook the bittergourd in tamarind pulp till it cooks well, once its cooked add ground masla, jaggery, salt & lil water boil it for 2 minutes.
Finally season it with seasoning item.
Enjoy bitter gourd pickle !!!
Ingredients :
- Bitter Gourd 1
- Grated coconut 2 fistful
- Tamarind - small seed size
- Fried red chillies 2-3
- Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp
- Feenugreek seeds 4-5 grains.
- Jaggery 2-3 tbsp.
- Salt
Seasoning :
- Oil 2 tsp
- Mustard seeds 1 tsp
- Red chillies -1
Method :
- Cut bittergourd into small pieces, soak in salt water for 30 minutes, squeeze the extra water& fry it ( deep/ shallow or you can microwave it for 3-5 minutes)
- Fry methi seeds & musturd seeds ( dry roast ) & keep aside
- Grind grated coconut, red chillies, tamarind & jaggery into smooth paste, finally add fried musturd & feenugreek seeds & grind again.
- Add fried bittergourd to the above masala, add salt & mix well
- Finally season it.
Tangy, spicy, sweet, sour bitter gourd thokku a yummy delicious accomplishment with hot rice and dal or with simple roti or curd rice. I got this recipe from my mother :)
Ingredients :
Bittergourd 1
Finely chopped onion 1
Finely chopped tomato 1
Sambhar powder 2-3 tbsp
Haldi powder 1 tsp
Red Chilli powder 2 tsp
Powdered jaggery 3-4 tbsp
Tamarind - gooseberry size
Salt for taste
Seasoning :
Oil
Musturd seeds
Urdal
curry leaves
Method :
Chop bitter gourd and soak it in salt water for 30 minutes. Squeeze it an apply haldi n red chilly powder and keep it aside for 10 minutes.
Extract tamarind juice by soaking tamarind in water for ten minute.
In a kadai add oil season it with musturd , urdal and curry leaves, fry onion till its pinkish then add tomato fry it till its mushy, now add tamarind extract , jaggey n sambhar powder finally add Bittergourd and little water, salt and cook it till its done and everything mixes well.
Relish with hot rice and dal or with roti!
My Tamilian neighbour gave me this thokku, loved it with curd rice :) Believe me it simple yummy recipe which you can even store for months :) Its simple dish with very limited ingredients.
Ingredients ( Serves 2 people )
Mango preferably Totapuri 1
Oil 2-3 spoon
Musturd seeds 1 spoon
Urdal 1/2 spoon
Curry leaves - few
Broken red chilli 1
Jaggery 3-4 tbsp
Red chilli powder - 2-3 tbsp
salt for taste
Method :
Clean and wipe mango grate it or you can chop it into fine pieces.
kadai heat oil season it with musturd, urdal, red chillies and curry leaves, now add mango, red chilli powder, jaggery and salt sprinkle little water so that it wont stick to kadai, cook it in low flame until everything mixes well and oil starts oozing out from sides.
That's it thokku is ready to relish :)
Note :
Mango shouldn't be too ripe nor too raw it should be medium ripe :)
No need to peel the skin of mango, chop or grate it along with skin:)
