Bitter Gourd Sambar

BITTER GOURD SAMBAR/KARELA SAMBAR

Good day friends,

Today I am going to share a recipe of sambar made with bitter gourd.This vegetable not everyone's favourite but in our family we all like it .Even kids who generally throw tantrums or are choosy with veggies will enjoy to eat this sambar.

Recipe for 4-5 people

INGREDIENTS

Tuvar Dal /Pigeon peas-1/2 cup

Bitter Gourd/Karela -2 (medium sized)

Tamarind - a small lemon size (soaked in water for 10-15 minutes)

Coconut-2 tbsp grated

Tomatoes-1

Turmeric-2 tsp

Sambar powder- 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Curry leaves

Oil-2 tsp

Mustard seeds/sarson-2 tsp

Asafoetida/hing-1/2 tsp

Recipe -:

Wash and chop 2 bitter gourd into small pieces.

Rinse the lentil/Dal .Add enough water. Add the chopped bitter gourd,a pinch of turmeric and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles.

Add tamarind water to cooked Dal and gourd mixture,add 2 tbsp sambar powder,1 tsp turmeric,add little water to adjust consistency and let it boil for 5-6 minutes.

Grind coconut and tomato finely in mixer jar.

Once the sambar has boiled for 5-6 minutes add salt to taste and grinded tomato and coconut paste.Let the sambar boil for 5-6 minutes more and then switch off gas.

For tempering heat 2 tsp oil,add mustard seeds,curry leaves,hing .Once the mustard seeds splutter add this to sambar.Tasty and healthy bitter gourd sambar ready .Serve this sambar with hot rice and sabji.

Do try this recipe in your kitchen.

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