2009/04/21

BITTERGOURD THOKKU / PICKLE


INGREDIENTS: 

Bittergourd --150 gms
Tamarind - a medium lemon size 
Red chillies- 10  
Methi seeds - 2 tsps
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste . 
Gingelly oil 
Mustard --1 tsp 




METHOD OF PREPARATION : 

1) Heat Gingelly oil in a kadai. Once hot, add mustard . When it splutters, add chopped bittergourd (remove the seeds ) . Sprinkle little tamarind water and cover with a lid . Leave in slow flame, till it softens.







2) Meanwhile, grind coarsely the red chillies and methi seeds.



3) Once the bittergourd is cooked, mix in the grinder masala. Then 2 tbsps of gingerly oil and cook till the oil separates out and of pickle consistency. 



 Serve hot with curd rice .

30 comments:

Padma said...

That is very yummy and healthy .

Finla said...

Pickle looks yumm.

Gita Jaishankar said...

Nice pickle Shama! Looks colorful and delicious dear :)

Lavanya said...

nice thokku...very nice!!

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

bittergourd with all its bitterness when made as a pickle OMG I cant imagine anything else am getting goosebumps... slurrp!!! Color looks great shama wow I love that...

indhu said...

very yummy ... love the colour :)

- Indhu (www.thayirsaadham.com)

Uma said...

ooh, yummy pickle. Pretty bowl!

Pooja said...

Never heard of this pickle shama..Looks nice with lovely color..

saffronapron.blogspot.com said...

Hi shama.
This recipe absolutely delights me. I love bitter gourd and I love it with the combination of tamarind. My mother too is a big fan of bitter gourd.So, I will surely save this recipe to take home with me when I visit India.
Cheers!

Manju said...

thats one pickle ive not had so far, but i do fall in the category of those who love bittergourd, so yummy for me!! :)

Priya Sriram said...

The word pickle makes my mouth water! ;) Looks really nice Shama! :)

kittymatti said...

very nice pickle, new recipe!! pic looks very good..

sriharivatsan said...

Looks colorful Shama..I know how this will go with the curd rice...My mouth is watering by thinking itself..

chef and her kitchen said...

Healthy chutney and lovely entry..Hubby loves anything with bittergourd...:)

Vibaas said...

wow, this sounds interesting..i'm sure my mil will love this.

Unknown said...

thokku with karela sounds interesting.. love bittergourd..this one sounds good..

lubnakarim06 said...

I never tried this making at home....Looks spicy and yum...

Priya Suresh said...

Wat a tremendous thokku Shama, too good!

Valarmathi Sanjeev said...

Nice thokku. Looks delicious.

AnuSriram said...

This is new to me.... Very innovative! Yumm..

Purva Desai said...

This is one healthy version of pickle

indosungod said...

Love bittergourd and this looks delicious and the chicken pulikulambu you have in your previous post. I have never tasted chicken and tamarind but I guess why not. Will have to give it a try.

vidhas said...

Looks Yum!! I also have in my draft.

Chutneytales said...

Thokku with bittergourd is new to me..Looks so tasty :)

Vikis Kitchen said...

Thokku looks delicious.

Vishali said...

got to try this one Shama. what a nice way to make pickle with bittergourds. good one dear!

Deepa Hari said...

yummy pickle Shama

Unknown said...

wow that is a perfect one sure will try and tell you

Indian Khana said...

Gud one dear...looks yummy and your serving dish is very cute

Vidhya said...

Pickle looks delicious Shama. I use bittergourd while making mixed vegetable thokku. This is pretty much new to me. will try next time cos i am a very big fan of bittergourd

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