Ingredients

• Pavakkai (karela) - 1 (big variety) or 250 g (small sized).
• Chilli powder - 2 tbsp.
• Tamarind - 1 (lemon sized).
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp.
• 1 tsp - Mustard seeds.
• Sugar or jaggery - 1 tsp.
• A pinch - Hing.
• Salt to taste.
• oil - 2 tsp.

How to Make Pavakkai Oorukai

• Cut the karela into small pieces and fry in hot oil until brown.
• Soak the tamarind and extract a thick juice.
• Heat 2 tsp of oil in a kadai and add the mustard seeds.
• When the seeds crackle, pour the tamarind bulb, turmeric power, hing and salt.
• When the raw smell of tamarind disappears, add the chilli powder and the fried karela.
• Remove from the flame and add 1 tsp of sugar or jaggery.