Aunty's Pavakkai Puli Kolambu

Ingredients

Bitter Gourd - 3 medium
Sambar Onions - 10
Tomatoes - 2
Garlic Pods - 1 cup
Oil - 2-3 tbsp (Preferably Sesame Oil)
Sambar Powder - 1 tbsp
Tamarind Extract - according to your taste
Methi Seeds - 1tsp
Salt
Jaggery

Method

1. Cut Bitter Gourd into circles and Wash thoroughly.
2. Dry them on a paper towel.
3. Soak the tamarind in some water.
4. Peel Sambar Onions and Garlic.
5. Heat oil in a kadai.
6. Add Methi, Sambar Onions and Garlic and fry.
7. Add Bitter Gourd and fry till lightly browned.
8. Cover and Simmer and keep frying well till it turns dark brown.
9. Add Tamarind, Tomato and Sambar Powder and simmer.
10. After the required consistency (when oil separates) is reached and the gourd is cooked, Add Jaggery and salt.
11. Bring to a boil.

Tarakaari Kadabu

Ingredients

Akki Rave (rice powder . coarse)(Washed and powdered) 2 cups
Uddina bele (Urad dal) 1/2 cup(Soak in water for 4 hours)
Green chillies 10
Jeera 1 tsp
Kadalebele (chana dal) 2 tsp
Chopped coriander leaves 1 bunch
Grated carrot 1/2 cup
Chopped beans 1/2 cup
Chopped Dil(Sabbasge, sabbseege soppu) 1 bunch
Grated coconut 1 cup
Chopped onions 1 cup


Method

Grind urad dal into a fine paste.
Add Akki rave , chopped green chillies , jeera, kadlebele, coriander leaves, carrots, beans and salt.
Mix well and put the mixture in idli plates and steam like idlies. It'll be better if steamed in thatte idli plates.

PS: Coconut chutney will be a good combination.