Pitlai

Ingredients:

• Bitter Gourd Pitlai- my mother used to do pitlai with bitter gourd only.
• So I am giving the recipe here.
• We use brinjal also like this but we call it as "Rasavanki or brinjal puli kuttu not pitlai.

Method:

• This is also almost like pulli kootu.
• But we have to prepare it in a separate way.
• So generally Bitter gourd pittali is a special dish for us.
• After cutting the bitter gourd put some salt in that and mix it with the veg. well and keep it aside for 15 to 30 minutes.
• During this time you make other preparations for the kootu.
• Put a hand full of chenna and ground nut in water.
• Put the kadai and fry the Shredder Coconut in that and fry it till reddish in color.
• Keep aside.
• Now remove the water from the bitter gourd and
• Suzie them well.
• Keep the bittergourd, dal, soked ground nut and chenna dal together in the cooker.
• After this you can make the pittali as same as pulli kootu.
• After finishing the pittali add the fried coconut in it and mix well.
• That is all.
• Now the delicious Bitter Gourd Pittali is ready.
• You can make Raithas as side dish for this.
• Added to this you can make TomatoRasam also with this.
• Generally we prepare kootu
• Rasam or kootu thuvail for a meal.