Bitter guard / Pavakkai has many medicinal values and good for health. It is very good for diabetics. This is the curry / poriyal / subji made of bitter guard along with onion,tomato and indian spices. It tastes good with plain rice, chapati, roti and goes well as a side dish for rice. I already posted stir fry,chips,kuzhambu with this bitter guard. Today we learn how to make bitter gourd curry with step wise pictures. Preparation Time : 10 mints | Cooking Time : 30 mints | S

Pavakkai chips / Bitter guard chips is a famous one in Hot chips in India. Even the pavakkai(Bitter guard) haters also love this recipe. This crunchy texture tempts all of us more. It can be had as the side dish for main course and also as snacks along with hot coffee . It is very simple to make . Ingredients : Pavakkai - 4 Rice flour - 2 tbspn Corn flour - 1.5 tbspn Red chili powder - 1 tbspn ( adjust as per the taste) Turmeric - 1/4 tbspn Garam masala / Kitchen King Masala

Bitter guard(pavakkai) is the most healthy vegetable. As the name indicates its a bitter vegetable and many avoid it. This is a sambar type of recipe made with bitter guard, tamarind extract,cooked dal along with the grinded paste. Lets look at the recipe of making it. Preparation Time:10 mints| Cooking Time : 15 mints|Severs: 3 Ingredients : Bitter gourd - 1 Toor Dal - 1/2 Cup Oil - 4 tbspn Mustard Seeds - 1 tspn Coriander Seeds - 2tbspn Channa dal - 1 tbspn Red Chilies -

Pavakkai fry is the side dish or poriyal variety that can be served with meals or variety rice. This is a stir fry vegetable dish. This is the very easy side dish for rice varieties made by mixing of spice powders and gram flour in bitter guard and making the shallow fry. It will be more crispy and crunchy. Lets look at the steps of making this recipe. Preparation Time:20 mints|Cooking Time:30 mints| Serves:2 Ingredients: oil - 5 tbspn Pavakkai / Bitter Guard - 4 (medium siz