Bitter guard pitla

Ingredients:

• Bitter guard – 250 gms
  
• Toor dal – ¾ cup
• Tamarind – a lemon size
• Sambar Powder – 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp
• Oil – for seasoning

To Grind: (fry with little oil)

• Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp
• Urid dal = ½ tsp
• Gram dal – 2 tsp
• Red Chilli – 2 to 3
• Coconut – Optional
• Hing – little
• Curry leaves – little

To season:

• Mustard – ½ tsp
• Urid dal = ½ tsp

Cooking Method:

• Soak the tamarind in water.
• Boil toor dal with turmeric in water and smash it well.
• Cut Bitter guard into round pieces.
• Heat the pan , add the tamarind water along with little turmeric powder, sambar powder , Salt and allow it to boil.
• Add the Bitter guard.
• When its cooked, add the ground paste and the smashed dhal in it ,stir it well and allow it to cook .
• Finally season it.
• Serve it hot with Rice.