Pavaka-Coconut Podi

Got some interesting chutteny podi, using Pavaka/Karela/Bitter Goudge. Its from my friend @ Taste of Mysore. U can get the receipe details from here

For my reference, just making a note of it. Here goes

Ingredients

Biter Gourd : 1 No

Dry coconut/kopara - 1 Cup

Dry Red Chillies - As per the spiece required

Salt - as required

Tamarind - 1 samll piece

Jaggery - Small piece (I didnt had this)

Oil - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric and Salt for soaking Bitter Gourd

Preparation

1. Wash and Grate the Bitter Gourd and milk it with salt and Turmeric keep it aside for 1/2hr.

2. After 1/2 hr, squeeze out the water from the Bitter Gourd and add little water and squeeze our the water too.

3. Take 1/2 tsp of oil in a hot bottomed pan and fry the Red Chillies. Keep them aside, In the same pan fry the Grated Bitter Gourd till it is crips and then keep it aside to cool down.

4. Put off the stove and add the Dry coconut in the same Pan for sometime. After all these are cooled down.

5. In a mixer at the Red Chillie,BG,Dry coconut.Salt,Tamarid,Jaggery and powder it . Let it be a bit Coarse.

6. Serve it with hot Rice or For Dosa as chutney powder . ENJOY MAADI

Photo is not proper. Camera got some prb..Swapa Adjust MAADI PLS