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:
That is very yummy and healthy .
Pickle looks yumm.
Nice pickle Shama! Looks colorful and delicious dear :)
nice thokku...very nice!!
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...
very yummy ... love the colour :)
- Indhu (www.thayirsaadham.com)
ooh, yummy pickle. Pretty bowl!
Never heard of this pickle shama..Looks nice with lovely color..
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!
thats one pickle ive not had so far, but i do fall in the category of those who love bittergourd, so yummy for me!! :)
The word pickle makes my mouth water! ;) Looks really nice Shama! :)
very nice pickle, new recipe!! pic looks very good..
Looks colorful Shama..I know how this will go with the curd rice...My mouth is watering by thinking itself..
Healthy chutney and lovely entry..Hubby loves anything with bittergourd...:)
wow, this sounds interesting..i'm sure my mil will love this.
thokku with karela sounds interesting.. love bittergourd..this one sounds good..
I never tried this making at home....Looks spicy and yum...
Wat a tremendous thokku Shama, too good!
Nice thokku. Looks delicious.
This is new to me.... Very innovative! Yumm..
This is one healthy version of pickle
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.
Looks Yum!! I also have in my draft.
Thokku with bittergourd is new to me..Looks so tasty :)
Thokku looks delicious.
got to try this one Shama. what a nice way to make pickle with bittergourds. good one dear!
yummy pickle Shama
wow that is a perfect one sure will try and tell you
Gud one dear...looks yummy and your serving dish is very cute
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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