Teeyal

Onam sadya is never complete without teeyal. The best part is this curry can be made in advance and tastes best a day after it has been made.

Teeyal can be made either with bitter gourd or shallots / small onion.I have made mine bitter gourd.

Ingredients:

Bitter gourd - 1 big (or) Shallots - 1/4 kg

Tamarind juice - a lime sized ball soaked in warm water and 1 1/2 cups of pulp removed

Coconut grated - 1 large cup

Coriander powder - 1 tbsp

Chilli powder - 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Asafoetida - 1 tsp

Pepper - 1 tsp 

Fenugreek - 1 tsp

Coconut oil - 2 tbsp

Mustard - 1 tsp
Red chilli - 2, broken
Curry leaf - 1 sprig

Green chilies - 2 slit lenghtwise

salt to taste

Jaggery - 1 tbsp

Method:

Fry the grated coconut with all the masala powders without any oil in a heavy bottomed vessel on a very low flame till the coconut starts to brown.

 Cool and powder without adding any water.

Heat the coconut oil and splutter the mustard, red chilli and curry leaf in it. Fry the thinly sliced bitter gourd or the halved shallots until golden brown.

Add the tamarind pulp, green chillies and salt. Boil for 5 minutes.

Add the ground paste and the jaggery powder. Simmer for 10 minutes till oil starts floating on top.

Keep refridgerated for upto a week.

Bitter gourd Teeyal

Bitter gourd Teeyal

Small onion / shallots Teeyal