Paava kai sambar Bitter guard /Karela sambar

Bitter guard has bitter taste so many people don't like even I hated bitter guard until I ate it in sambar.Bitter guard sambar will less its bitter taste because we increase the amount of chilly powder and tamarind .Try this sure you will like it.

Ingredients:

Toor dhal(thuvaram parupu) - 1/2 cup

Bitter guard - 1 medium size

Tomato - 1/2 the medium sized one

Onion - 1/4 the medium sized one

Tamarind - 3/4 the lemon size

Sambar powder - 1 1/4 table spoon

Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon

Salt - as needed

For seasoning:

Oil - 2 table spoon

Asafoetida- 2 pinches

Mustard seeds - 1/4 teaspoon

Urad dhal (ulundham parupu) - 1/4 teaspoon

Jeera - 1/4 teaspoon

Curry leaves - 5 nos

Red chilly - 1 no

Coriander leaves - few (optional)

Method:

1. Soak the toor dhal for 1/2 hr and boil it in pressure cooker for three whistle.Soak the tamarind and salt with water and take juice out of it.Chop bitter guard in circles and remove the seeds inside it .
2. In a kadai add 1 table spoon of oil when it gets hot add the bitter guard and fry it until it turns slightly brown then add onion and tomato and fry until tomato gets soft.Now pour the toor dhal and Cover it with the lid and cook it in the medium fire until the Bitter guard gets soft.
3. When the bitter guard gets soft add the sambar powder and tamarind juice,allow it to boil until the raw smell of the sambar powder goes(it will take some 5 -7 minutes).
4. In a small kadai add the oil when it gets hot add asafoetida and mustard seeds when it splatters add urad dhal(ulundham parupu),jeera,red chilly and curry leaves,when urad dhal turns brown pour it in the samabar.You can garnish i will chopped coriander leaves.'

Bitter guard sambar is ready...