Pavakkai Varuval

**Ingredients: **

• Paavakkaai (Bitter gourd) - 2 cups diced

• Onions - 2 small (diced)

• Tomatoes - 1 big (diced)

• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

• Chilli-coriander powder - 1 1/2 tsp

• Garlic flakes - 5 (roughly chopped)

• Tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp

• Jaggery - 1 lemon sized piece

• Oil - 2 tbsp

• Salt - to taste

**Method: ** In a pan, heat oil and splutter mustard seeds. Then add in the onions and saute till golden brown. Then add in the garlic and saute for a few minutes. Then add in the chilli-coriander, turmeric powder and salt and fry for a while. To this, add the tomatoes and then the paavakkai with a little water. Allow the veggies to cook. When almost done, add in the tamarind paste and allow to cook for a few minutes. Then, powder the jaggery and make it into a paste with a little water and add to the pan. Fry until all the water has drained out. Goes well with sambhar and rice.