Sadya

Pavakka curry

Bitter gourd (karela) in coconut-onion masala — a sharp Kerala vegetable curry.

About

Pavakka curry fries or simmers bitter gourd with onion, coconut, and chilli so the bitterness sits in a coconut-oil gravy. It is an everyday rice curry rather than a feast sweet, eaten with kanji or red rice.

Course Main

Region Statewide

Typically with Rice, kanji

More dishes

Continue tasting

Other famous plates from Kerala’s kitchen.

View Sadya

Onam Sadya The banana-leaf vegetarian feast of Onam — a dozen or more dishes in one sitting. Read more Avial Mixed vegetables in coconut and yoghurt, thickened with curry leaves and coconut oil. Read more Olan Ash gourd and cowpeas in thin coconut milk — a quiet, pale dish of the sadya. Read more Erissery Pumpkin or yam with cowpeas, coconut, and a fried-coconut topping. Read more Thoran Finely chopped vegetable stir-fry with coconut, mustard, and curry leaves. Read more Moru curry Seasoned yoghurt curry of the sadya, with or without coconut. Read more