Pavakkai Puli Kuzhambu / Tangy Bitter Gourd Coconut Curry

Once in a week i make puli kuzhambu, kind of tangy curry using any vegetable with or without the addition of coconut. This Bitter Gourd Puli Kuzhambu is one healthy way to use bitter gourd and any one can enjoy this kuzhambu without complaining the bitterness of bitter gourd. Since the sliced bitter gourd cooked in tangy tamarind sauce and also the coconut addition mask its bitterness and gives u great taste that even your kids will like it if mixed with rice n topped with sesame oil.
No need to pre-cook or soak in salt water to remove bitterness, just few minutes of sauteing it with onions and the tamarind water does the magic. If u haven't tried bitter gourd this way plz give it a try its very easy puli kuzhambu without much spices n preparation process. Try it once n u will def accept my words :)
Finally today this recipe got chance to publish here, since it was sitting in my draft for more than 3 months, due to some reasons other recipes got the priority. Now off to the recipe...

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Puli Aval / Tamarind Poha Upma

Poha/Poha Upma, one of our favorite breakfast recipe and i often make this for busy weekday's breakfast. Since its very easy and quick to make when u are in hurry and also my kids love this poha a lot. Recently while updating Spicy Treats' Recipe Index i noticed that i haven't posted this Simple Puli Aval but i have posted few varities of Poha earlier, simple Poha Upma, Lemon Poha, Coconut Poha, Vella Aval/Sweet Poha , Broccoli Poha, Spinach Poha, Mango Poha, Tomato Poha. So today's recipe is Puli Aval / Tamarind Poha Upma is one more addition to the Poha recipes.
Of all the varities i love this Tangy Puli and lemon Poha more. The tanginess of tamarind and the crunchy taste of peanuts, dal makes this simple upma very tasty and filling. This puli aval can be made as a nevadiyam to offer God on special occasions or on Fasting days. Now to the simple & quick Puli Aval Recipe...

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Poondu Milagu Kuzhambu / Garlic Pepper Gravy

It's snowing continuously for the past three days n now my place looking so beautiful with snow covered everywhere. I like to admire the beauty, particularly the trees n shrubs looks more beautiful. Weather also not too cold above 15 F only. Wanted to click some pics of that heavy snow on my backyard but don't want to take risk since last week for same reason went out to take food pics with snow BG, that time weather was too cold (below 10 F) so I couldn't stay out for not more than 10 minutes n was in hurry to enter n while closing the patio doors I got my fingers stuck between the door and got hurt on my fingers badly, still blood clot on one of my finger hurting me:(

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Homemade Tamarind Paste/Pulp N Easy Tamarind Rice

Today's recipe is an Indian Basic, Tamarind Paste/Pulp. I recently started making this Tamarind Paste at home. The process is simple and money saver recipe too. Here, 50gm Tamarind Paste costs $4.99 and also i did not like n dark blackish color of that paste n also it has some iron smell, i hate that too. So i started making this at home after seeing Menaga's Recipe. Really very handy n a must for me, You can make any Tamarind based recipe instantly, no need for soaking the tamarind slab,extracting this n that. Just take 1-2 tsp of this tamarind paste n u can use it in Sambar, Rasam, Puli Kuzhambu, Rice recipes n many more which calls for Tamarind. Everything made simple with this Handy paste. Now to the recipe...

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Bitter gourd Tamarind Rasam / Pavakkai Puli Rasam

 
        Day 7, final day of Blogging Marathon under the theme "Rasam" . I really had fun doing this BM with all my fellow bloggers and i would like to thank Valli for organizing such a group everymonth with different n interesting themes. I got to know more new friends through this BM and really this group was too friendly and helping. I enjoyed this rasam theme a lot n happy that i got so good comments for my recipes too. In the line, today's rasam is really a healthy and tangy Rasam with Bittergourd. We usually make puli rasam with only Tamarind and add more cumin-pepper-garlic. And i came to remember about my mom's Bittergourd/Pavakkai rasam. Being diabetic daily she use to have bittergourd in her diet. And sometimes she makes this bittergourd rasam by steaming the bittergourd pieces in idly plates and add it to the rasam. But i tweaked her recipe and made a very very good rasam less in bitterness n more tasty than her version :) Yes, this wan't much bitter i enjoyed sipping the hot rasam and had a filling lunch with Ridgegourd curry,Vazhakkai fry n this bittergourd rasam.

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