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.