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Pavakka Theeyal / Bitter Gourd Theeyal
by Maya Akhil on April 4, 2011 40 Comments
Ingredients
1. Bitter gourd / Pavakka 2 medium, cut into two lengthwise and thinly sliced
Pearl onions(kunjulli) 1/2 cup, halved
2. Grated coconut 1.5 2 cups
3. Chilly Powder 2 tsp
Coriander Powder 2 3 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek powder 1/4 tsp

4. Green chilies 3 4, slit
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5. Curry leaves 1 2 sprigs
6. Tamarind lemon-sized or to taste
7. Salt - To taste
8. Coconut oil 1.5 2 tbsp
For the Seasoning
9. Coconut oil 1.5 tsp
10. Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
11. Few curry leaves
12. Dry red chilies 2
Method
1. Soak tamarind in 1/4 cup lukewarm water. Extract its juice and keep aside.
2. Fry the grated coconut in a pan till it becomes brown, stirring continuously, at medium heat. Lower the heat and add the spice powders,
numbered 3, and stir for a few seconds. Make sure not to burn them. Set aside to cool. Grind to a very fine paste without adding water (If its
really difficult to grind, you can add a little water). Set aside.
3. Heat oil in a pan, at medium heat. Add the sliced pavakka pieces, sliced pearl onions, green chilies, few curry leaves and saute until the
pavakka pieces are half done or until its raw taste is gone. Add tamarind extract, enough water (just to cover the bitter gourd pieces) and salt.
Bring to a boil and then add roasted coconut paste. Lower the heat and cook until the pavakka is done and the gravy thickens.
4. In a small pan, heat coconut oil and splutter mustard seeds. Fry dry red chillies and curry leaves. Pour this over the curry. Mix well. Set aside
for 10 minutes. Serve hot with rice.
Tips
1. Bitter gourd can be replaced with egg plant for egg plant / vazhuthananga theeyal (slice them into 1 pieces). You could also prepare theeyal
with snake gourd (padavalanga), pearl onions (ulli), drumstick (muringakka), elephant yam (chena) etc. In case of snake gourd, drumstick and
chena theeyal, you dont need to saute the pieces in oil. J ust cook the pieces in enough water, sliced pearl onions, turmeric powder, salt, tamarind
extract, curry leaves etc and add ground coconut paste when done and pour the seasoning.
2. You can avoid pearl onions if you are preparing it for sadya.
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. Swarnavalli Suresh says:
April 4, 2011 at 7:24 PM
Never knew that we could make theeyal with pavakka.. will surely give this a try
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. Vidhya says:
April 4, 2011 at 8:27 PM
Pavakka Theeyal look so tempting. Bitter gourd in any form is welcome in our house.You recipe is a bit different than what we make at
home.Will try your version soon.
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. Gulmohar says:
April 4, 2011 at 9:41 PM
adipoli theeyal..and this is exactly how Ill make it :-)nalla perfect varakkal kettocolor kandal ariyam..
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. Cool Lassi(e) says:
April 4, 2011 at 10:37 PM
Oh it looks Yummy O Yummy.
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. Swathi says:
April 5, 2011 at 12:04 AM
Adipoli pavakka theeyal ente favorite.
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. aipi says:
April 5, 2011 at 1:22 AM
That looks ridiculously good!
US Masala
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. Reshmi Mahesh says:
April 5, 2011 at 1:33 AM
Super aayittunduvery yummy recipe
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. Kairali sisters says:
April 5, 2011 at 1:47 AM
Daivame, eny ennanavo pavakka storil available akuwa, ethu kanditte enikipol tahnne undakki kazhikan thonanund ketto..As Nami said, aa
thenga varukal okke perfect aytundYummo!!!
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. Hamaree Rasoi says:
April 5, 2011 at 2:05 AM
Very healthy, spicy and easy to prepare recipe.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
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. Suhaina says:
April 5, 2011 at 2:32 AM
this is my fav currymy mom makes the best theyal..slurp.feeling home sick now
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. Suman Singh says:
April 5, 2011 at 3:31 AM
Wow..that looks super super tempting..nice recipe..thanks for sharing!
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. Mlange says:
April 5, 2011 at 3:33 AM
Looks Perfect with color and flavour.How to resist a real theeyal ? Loved it !!
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. Pavithra says:
April 5, 2011 at 4:08 AM
Wow the colore and the bitter guard looks absolutely mouthwatering.. excellent.
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. Rekha shoban says:
April 5, 2011 at 4:50 AM
healthy theeyal!!looks crispy and yummy!! perfect with rice
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. Aruna Manikandan says:
April 5, 2011 at 5:17 AM
Healthy delicious theeyal
nice click dear
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. veena krishnakumar says:
April 5, 2011 at 6:18 AM
very healthy!!!
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. says:
April 5, 2011 at 6:47 AM
!!! look!!!
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. Tina says:
April 5, 2011 at 6:50 AM
iyooooooooooooo kothiyavunnu..vishakunneadipoli..
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. An Open Book says:
April 5, 2011 at 8:52 AM
i was scouting around ur page yesterday for a padavalanga thoran.
i think my next theeyal would be pearl onion
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. Sushma Mallya says:
April 5, 2011 at 8:53 AM
Looks so delicious and loved the colour of the curry
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. Lena Rashmin Raj says:
April 5, 2011 at 8:54 AM
wowww. this is really a treat to eyes.. looks stunning.
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. Priya says:
April 5, 2011 at 11:56 AM
Wow wat an irresistible theeyal,truly inviting..
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. Premalatha Aravindhan says:
April 5, 2011 at 12:24 PM
wat a healthy theeyal,luks very tempting
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. Jaisy James says:
April 5, 2011 at 1:02 PM
ayyo pavakka theeyal ente fav anu spicy and delicious
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. Suja Sugathan says:
April 5, 2011 at 2:12 PM
Kothiyavunnu,my favorite theeyal,looks so delicious.
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. Ramya says:
April 5, 2011 at 2:34 PM
Adipoli theeyal..Ulli theeyal and pavakka theeyal are my fav:-)
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. divya says:
April 5, 2011 at 3:24 PM
Wow..that looks super super tempting..nice recipe..
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. Prathima Rao says:
April 5, 2011 at 3:56 PM
Theeyal from pavakka??? Awesome!! Looks like a fantastic & mouth watering dish
Prathima Rao
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. Nisha says:
April 5, 2011 at 4:25 PM
Im drooling adipoli
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. Jay says:
April 5, 2011 at 4:39 PM
authentic n delicious..:P
Tasty Appetite
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. Sathya Sankar says:
April 5, 2011 at 7:57 PM
Delicious theeyal, very inviting!
http://www.appetitetreats.com
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. Panchpakwan says:
April 5, 2011 at 8:02 PM
Wow curry looks spicy and delicious..
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. Satrupa says:
April 5, 2011 at 9:04 PM
Not a big fan of bitter gourd. But this looks gorgeous !
Cheers,
Satrupa
http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com
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. Muraligeetham says:
April 6, 2011 at 5:38 AM
adipoli..enta oru colour ..njangalum same method anu theeyal undakane
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. Name says:
April 6, 2011 at 6:41 AM
Hello Maya,
This one is perfect
Will try for sure.. errr Will ask achu to try for sure
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. Neeraj says:
April 6, 2011 at 6:41 AM
Hello Maya,
This one is perfect
Will try for sure.. errr Will ask achu to try for sure
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. Rusheeda says:
April 6, 2011 at 4:21 PM
Tried the pavakka theeyal for dinner tonight.
Felt it a little too oily, but was really very tasty
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. Yummy Team says:
April 6, 2011 at 6:53 PM
Rusheeda,
Thanks a lot for trying it out Theeyal is more oily compared to the other Kerala curries. The roasted coconut, will start oozing out oil, once it is
ground. You can skip seasoning if you want but it tastes best that way..
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. JishasKitchen says:
April 8, 2011 at 2:30 AM
WOW..PAVAKKA THEEYAL LOOKS ABSOLUTELY YUMMYYtheeyal ende fav aanu.nyan eppom vannam kurakkan ulla
shramathila.pakshe ethu kandittu oru raksheyum illa, mikkavarum udane thanne undakkendi varum
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. Sreepriya says:
September 10, 2013 at 3:38 AM
are these pics clicked while ur trial cooking??
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