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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