Pavakka Poriyal/bitter gourd sabji/Karela sabji

 Yes you heard me right Bitter gourd sabji. To be very frank i used to hate this sabji since childhood.

But without my knowing i started liking and loving this sabji and believe me it doesn't taste that bitter and it tastes very good. Lets see how to make it.

Ingredients:-

Bitter gourd/Pavakka - 1 big

Salt to taste

Coconut - 3 tsp

Jaggery - 3 tsp

Chili powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

Coriander - few

Seasoning:-

Oil - 2 tsp

Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Urad Dal - 1 tsp

Asafoetida -  a pinch

Method:-

1. wash and cut bitter gourd into small pieces.

2. Add salt to bitter gourd and leave it for 30 min.

3. it will leave little bit water, remove it and cook bitter gourd in micro wave for 6 min.

4. Heat oil in a pan, Add seasoning and fry till golden brown.

5. Add the bitter gourd pieces,salt,turmeric,chili powder,jaggery.

6. Let it cook in low flame for 6 min.

7. Add Scraped coconut and mix well. Garnish with coriander leaves.

8. You can eat this curry with roti or rice. It tastes yummy....

 

Javvarisi Vadai/Sabudhana Vada/Sago Vada

Its raining and every one wants to eat something hot and tasty like onion pakoras, bajjias, samosas and vadas. So lets welcome rainy season with hot and tasty Sabudana Vadas....


Ingredients:-

Sago/Sabudhana/Javvarisi - 2 1/2 cups
Oil to fry
Potato - 1 big
Jeera - 1 tsp
Green chillies - 2
Ginger - 1 piece
Coriander leaves- few
Ground nuts - 1/2 cup
Salt - to taste

Method:-
1. soak sago in water for 6 hours.(water should be a little bit above the sago when soaking).
2. Boil potato, mash it and add it to the  sago.
3. Roast ground nuts and remove the outer skin and split it into two and add it to sago.
4. Grind ginger,chillies in a mixer and add it to sago.
5. Add jeera, salt, coriander leaves to sago and mix well.
6. Make small flat vadas with the sago mixture as below.

7. Heat oil and fry all the vadas till golden brown.

8. Tasty and yummy sabudana vada is ready to eat.
9. Eat it hot with chutney or tomato sauce.

Note:- Sending this recipe to cook up a meal under 30 min by Srivalli Meal under 30 min