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.
