Pachadi(Pavakka)

Ingredients

Pavakka(Bitter Gourd) : 1 no( cut into thin slices)
Chilly powder : 1 teaspoon
Turmeric : 1 teaspoon
Salt : as needed
Yoghurt : 1 cup

For  Grinding

grated coconut : 1/2 cup
cumin seeds : 1/2 teaspoon
 small onion(cheriyaulli) sliced : 1/2 teaspoon
 water : 1/4 cup

For seasoning

Coconut Oil : 1 teaspoon
 Mustard : 1 teaspoon
dry red chilli : 1 no
Curry leaf : 2-3 sprigs
Small Onion(Cheriyaulli) or Onion : as needed

Method
Mix  the bittergourd with red chilly powder,turmeric powder and salt.keep it for 20 minutes for marinationTake oil in a pan and deep fry it.
Mix together Yoghurt and ground coconut mixture.keep aside.Add the fried bittergourd to the  yoghurt mixture .Take another pan pour coconut oil.Splutter mustard seeds,add redchilli,curry leaf, small onions and fry it.Add this  to the prepared mixture.Pavakka pachadi is ready.

Tip

To remove the bitterness of bittergourd ,rub the slices with lots of  salt and curd.Keep aside for 30 minutes and squeeze out the juices.

Soft Idlis

Ingredients

Idli  Rice : 2 cups
Urad Dal (Uzhunnu) : 3/4 cup
Cooked rice : 3/4 cup
Fenugreek seeds(Uluva) : 1/4 teaspoon


Method
Soak Idli Rice  in water for 6 hours.Soak urad dal and methi seeds together in water for 3 1/2 hours.Drain the water from urad dal and grind it into a smooth paste by adding little water.Keep aside.Drain water from rice and grind it along with cooked rice by adding water.Now mix the ground items.The batter should not be too thick or too watery.Allow it to ferment overnight.On next day add little salt .Apply little oil on the steaming pan.Pour the batter on the steaming pan and steam  cook for 10 minutes.

Tips

1)if you don't have Idli rice,substitute it with the white rice ,which is  used for normal cooking,provided the rice is not a  sticky rice.
2)add the drained water of urad dal while grinding
3)During winter time,set the oven on to minimum for about 5 minutes,and then turn it off.Keep the batter in  oven to aid the fermentation.
4)You could also keep the oven light on,while keeping  the batter inside the oven .