Bitter gourd with Dry Shark (പാവയ്ക്കയും സ്രാവ് മീനും)
Last time I provided the Malayalam version of this recipe. Let me translate it in to English today :-)
Ingredients
1) Bitter gourd 1 cup, chopped well
2) Dry Fish (shark) 1/2 cup,cut in to thin and small pieces.
3) Coconut 1/2 cup,grated well.
Small onion 10 no,cut in to 4 pieces.
Ginger 1 small piece,chopped well.
Green chilly 6 no,chopped well.
Curry leaves 1 spring.
Salt Desired quantity (Note: If you haven't removed salt from the dry fish, be very careful while adding the salt. You will need very little salt)
4) Mustard 2 tsp.
5) Coconut Oil 2 tbsp.
Method of preparation
Take all the items listed under 1, 2, 3 (bitter gourd, dry shark fish pieces, coconut, etc.) in a dish and mix it well. If you would like to fry the curry leaves and ginger pieces in oil, you can keep them separate.
Heat some oil in a kadai and sprinkle some mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds start sputtering, add the above mixture. Add a little water. It would be better if you can add very little or no water, but still able to cook without it getting burnt. You will need turn the flame into low once it is half cooked so that the dish will not be burnt.
