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22 May 2007

Bittergourd Pickle / Kaippakka Achar

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Ingredients
Bitter gourds 2
Mustard seeds 3 teaspoons
Asafetida powdered ½ teaspoon
Fenugreek seeds ½ teaspoon
Chilly powder 2 or 3 teaspoons
Vinegar 1 table spoons
Salt
Coconut oil 2 table spoons

How to prepare
Cut bitter gourd into thin pieces.
Dry roast 2 teaspoons mustard and ½ teaspoon fenugreek seeds.
Powder them.
Heat oil.
Let 1 teaspoon of mustard seeds to splutter.
Add powdered mustard, fenugreek and asafetida. Stir. Add salt, chilly powder and bitter gourd. Mix.
Stir for few minutes.
Add little hot water,3 table spoons of vinegar and mix well.
Close the pan and cook till the bitter gourd is done.
Then add remaining 1 table spoon of vinegar and enough salt.
Mix and remove from fire.

11 comments:

  1. Pickle looks tasty..You used dark green pavakka? I am also making pavaka pickle almost same way..Pls check mine ...

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  2. I love bittegourd, havent tried it in a pickle!! Thx for sharing.

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  3. Never tried making pickle but have a store bought Karela pickle:))
    Thanks for the recipe Seena.

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  4. My hubby is a great karela lover!!Thanx for the recipe... :)

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  5. Never tried this pickle before.. different one... I love it...

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  6. hi!
    can we use lime juice instead of vinegar?

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  7. Yeah Usha, since the amount is much, I prefer using vinegar.And mostly, for pickles we use vinegar in Kerala.Lime juice is usually for salads.

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  8. Oh ! ok seena! can you give me some tips for making Aapams?

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  9. Awesome recipe, I was searching for this recipe. Can u tell me whether we can add garlic in this.Because i have tasted with garlic

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  10. Yeah Vidhas, u can add garlic too.. :)

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  11. I tried this it was awesome. Thanks Seena, I think you can send this to following event. Check it out
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