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Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Bitter Gourd Curry



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
  1. 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.
  2. add ½ onion, ½ tsp ginger garlic paste and 1 chilli. saute well making sure onions are cooked well.
  3. squeeze of the bitter gourd and add to the kadai.saute for a minute making sure the bitter gourd is roasted.
  4. now add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp coriander powder, ¼ tsp garam masala and ½ tsp salt.
  5. 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.
  6. Serve with rice or chapati.

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