Bitter gourd Raita / Pavakkai Pachadi / Pavakkai Raita

Pavakkai Raita

Ingredients for tempering

Oil - 2 tsp

Mustard - 1/4 tsp

Urad and Channa dal - together - 1/2 tsp

Jeera - 1/8 tsp

Curry leaves few

Hing - a pinch

Red chillies - 1

Other ingredients

Beaten curd - 1 cup

Dried pavakkai vathal - a handful

Chopped coriander leaves for garnish

Salt add only if needed as vathal already has salt

Method

Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.Add the dried vathal and saute till crisp and slight brown.Cool this mixture and pour it in the beaten curd.

Mix well and garnish with coriander leaves and serve after 30 minutes as the vathal needs to soak a bit in the curd.

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