pavakkai( bitter gourd) puli kulambhu

Ingredients

• pavakkai / bitter gourd 1 (cut into round, thin slices)
• small onion's 15
• medium sized tomato 1
• garlic 4
• tamarind paste 1 1/2tbsp
• coriander powder 1 1/2tbsp
• Red chilli powder 1tbsp
• Sambar Powder 1tbsp 
• Turmeric Powder 
• Curry masal powder 1tbsp
• turmeric powder 1/2tsp
• red chilli 2
• curry leaves
• coriander leaves
• jaggery little 
• mustard seeds 1tsp
• fenugreek seeds 1/2tsp
• Raw Rice 1tsp
• Urad Dhal 1tsp
• Coconut - 1tbsp
• Asafoetida - pinch
• salt to taste
• Gingelly oil 3tbsp                         

                                   
Method

• Heat the Oil in a pan and fry Urad Dhal, red chill's & Raw rice together and keep it aside.
• In the same pan take 10 small onions and garlic, fry it till Golden brown , add tomato's and cook well , finally add grated fresh coconut, salute it for 2mins.
• Let the mixture come to the room temperature then grind everything together to a fine paste.
• In a pan add the remaining oil , mustard seeds, cumin seeds , when it gets splatter add   asafoetida, curry leaves, the remaining onions and fry it till golden brown then add the Bitter gourd, turmeric powder and cook well .
• Add Tamarind paste and the Ground paste , a glass of water, salt and allow it to boil.
• When the Bitter gourd is cooked add coriander powder, Red chill powder, Sambar Powder and curry masal powder.
• Cook till the curry thickens and oil oozes out.
• Finally garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Mutter Paneer Masala

Ingredient Name

 

Chilly powder - 1tsp

Garam masala - 1/2tsp

Channa masala - 1/2tsp

Ginger Garlic Paste - 1tsp
Chopped cilantro - 1tbsp
Fresh Coconut  - 1cup(fine paste)
Coriander powder - 1tsp
Green peas - 1/2cup
Green pepper - 1/2 number
Lemon juice - 1tsp
Onion - 2 number
Paneer - lbs 1/2
Tomato - 3number
oil - as required
salt - for taste

Directions:

Heat the pan with the more oil and add the paneer and deep fry in oil to golden color and keep it aside.
Heat the pan with the oil add the chopped onion and fry until it becomes clear.
Now add the Ginger Garlic Paste until all the flavors comes out. Then add green pepper, tomato puree, chili powder, coriander powder and fry well.
Wash and cook  frosen green peas for 2mins in microwave or add little water and cook for 5mins on stove,
Add the cooked Green Peas,garam masala, channa masala, salt, into the pan and cook for 5mins until the masala's and the peas mix well and then add coconut paste and cook till the peas are tender.
And gravy starts thickening.
Stir in the fried paneer and boil for 5 minutes.
Garnish with freshly Chopped cilantro.
Serve with chappathi and roti.