Ingredients:

• Bitter gourd-1/4kg
• large onion-1/4kg
• Turmaric Powder-1/4 tsp
• Chilli Powder -1tsp
• Mustard -1/4 tsp
• Salt
• oil
• Coriander leaves

Method:

• Chop bitter gourd finly and salt it.After a while squeeze the water away.

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Ingredients:

• Bittergourd (long variety) – 2 Nos
• Tamarind – a small lemon size
• Tomato – 2 (medium size)
• Jaggery powdered – ½ cup
• Red Chilli Powder – 1 teaspoon
• Turmeric Powder – 1/4 teaspoon
• Asafotida Powder – ¼ teaspoon
• Oil – 1 tablespoon
• Mustard – ½ teaspoon
• Jeera – 1 teaspoon
• Fenugreek – ½ teaspoon
• Curry Leaves – few

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Ingredients:

• 1 medium sized bitter gourd (bitter melon)
• 2 green chilies thinly sliced
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 3/4 tsp red chilli powder
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced coconut pieces
• a few curry leaves
• 1 cup thinly sliced onions
• 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
• 2 tbsp oil

Method:

• Cut the bitter gourd into half length wise. Slice along the width of the pieces as thin as you can get.
• Place the bitter gourd , coconut slices, curry leaves and the sliced green chilies in a bowl, add the turmeric and chilli powders and salt and mix well. Keep the mixture aside for about 15 minutes.
• In a shallow frying pan, heat 1 tbsp oil and add the onions. Fry till the onions turn brown. Remove the onions from the pan and keep aside.
• In the same pan, add 1 tbsp oil. When the oil is hot, add the mustard seeds and let these splutter. Add the marinated bitter gourd mixture and stir well.
• Reduce the heat, and cover the pan with a tight fitting lid. Cook for about 5 minutes covered.
• Remove the lid, turn up the heat, add the fried onions and mix well. Stir fry on high heat till the mixture is well browned.
• The spicy bitter gourd stir fry goes best with rice and a light gravy. I love it the best with rice and plain yogurt.
• I actually made a pan full of this today. Siv is out of town, and I am planning to have this and yogurt with rice till he gets back on Tuesday night.
• I have been kind of sick for a couple of days, still am, so I am in no mood to cook any fancy meals. This is my comfort food, I have no problems eating the same food for three days.