Sweet And Sour Bitter Gourd/Pavakka Side Dish

I never liked this vegetable in any form unless my mother started preparing it this way.The addition of tomatoes and sugar along with the tamarind extraction  puts down the bitterness of this vegetable.

Ingredients 
1.Bitter gourd         1 medium size(finely chopped)
2.Onion                   1 big           (      ''          ''  )
3.Tomatoes             2 med.        (''        ''      )
4.Garlic cloves                 3         (''        ''      )
5.Green Chilly                  2 slit lengthwise
6.Kashmiri chilly powder    3/4 tsp
7.Turmeric powder             1/2 tsp
8.Tamarind                        lemon size(soaked in 1/4 cup water)
9.Water                          1/2 cup
10.Sugar                          1 tbsp                                
11.Fenugreek powder      a pinch
12.Coconut grated            1/4 cup
13.Salt                             as needed
14.Mustard seeds             1 tsp
15.Oil                              1 1/2 tbsp
Method 
-Squeeze the tamarind and extract juice from it. 
-Heat a pressure cooker, add oil and splutter the mustard seeds.
-Add the chopped onion,garlic and green chilly.Saute for a minute.
-Now add the tomatoes and again saute for a minute.
-Add the chopped bitter gourd,chilly powder,turmeric powder,sugar and salt.
-Mix well and add tamarind juice and water.
-Close the lid put on the weight and cook till done(2 whistles) 
-When cooled open the lid add fenugreek powder and grated coconut and cook for a minute.
-Serve hot with white rice.

  *If you want you can use a piece of jaggery instead of adding sugar. 
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