Ingredients
- 1 bitter gourd
- 4 tsp oil
- ½ tsp jeera / cumin
- few curry leaves
- ½ onion sliced
- ½ tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 chilli slit
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp red chilli powder
- ½ tsp coriander powder
- ¼ tsp garam masalasa
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup tamarind extract
- 1 tbsp jaggery (optinal)
- 2 tbsp coriander finely chopped
Instructions
- Soak bitter gourd in a salt water.In a large kadai heat 4 tsp oil and splutter ½ tsp jeera, ½ tsp fennel, and few curry leaves.
- add ½ onion, ½ tsp ginger garlic paste and 1 chilli. saute well making sure onions are cooked well.
- squeeze of the bitter gourd and add to the kadai.saute for a minute making sure the bitter gourd is roasted.
- now add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp coriander powder, ¼ tsp garam masala and ½ tsp salt.
- saute on low flame, making sure the spices are cooked well.further, add ¾ cup tamarind extract and here u can add 1 tbsp jaggery.cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until the bitter gourd are cooked well.
- Serve with rice or chapati.
