Bitter gourd Pitlai/Pagargai pitlai

Ingredients:
Bitter gourd          -3
Toor dal               -3/4 cup(cooked)
cocount                -2tbsp
Tamarind juice    -1/2 cup (waterry)
Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
salt                      -to taste
sugar/jaggery      -1 tsp

for roasting and grinding:
red chili            -6
coriander seeds-1/2tbsp
urad dal            -1/2tbsp
pepper corn       -1/4tsp
coconut             -1/4 cup (shredded or powder).

coconut oil        – 2 tsp

Method

• Cut the bitter gourd into the circles and add little salt and keep it aside.

• Soak tamarind in warm water and take 1/2 cup of juice out of it.

• In a pan heat oil and roast the ingredients given for roasting and grinding until nice aroma comes out
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• Allow it to cool and ground it into a paste
• After sometime (squeeze the water) from bitter gourd.
• In a pan add bitter gourd ,tamarind juice,turmeric powder ,salt ,little water and cook it. 

• When the Bitter gourd is cooked well  add cooked toor dal, ground paste and sugar.

• cook until gravy get thick .

• Take a pan heat a tsp of coconut oil and add curry leaves and coconut powder
•  fry for  a minute and garnish it into the gravy.

• Serve with rice.