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This Bitter Gourd Stir Fry is prepared by sauteing marinated bitter gourd pieces in a spicy coconut based masala. This dish goes well with hot rice or even yogurt rice.
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Ingredients:
Bitter Gourd – 3
Dry Red Chillies – 15
Coconut, grated – 1/4 cup
Jaggery Powdered – 1/2 cup
Mustard Seeds – 1 1/2 tsps
Fenugreek Seeds – 1 tsp
Asafoetida – 1/4 tsp
Tamarind Extract – 2 tbsps
Turmeric powder – 2 tsps
Red Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
Curry Leaves – 20
Oil – 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Method:
- Chop bitter gourds and remove the kernel.
- Marinate the chopped bitter gourd with 1 tsp salt , red chilli powder and turmeric powder each for 2hrs.
- Squeeze out water from the bitter gourd pieces and keep aside.
- Dry roast grated coconut until it turns golden brown.
- Roast 1 tsp mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, asafoetida and dry chillies separately with 1/2 tsp oil each.
- Grind these roasted ingredients with roasted coconut, tamarind extract, jaggery, turmeric powder and salt into a smooth paste adding very little water.
- Heat all the remaining oil in a frying pan and fry the bitter gourd pieces until they turn brown and slightly crisp.
- Remove bitter gourd pieces from the oil and keep aside.
- Add remaining mustard seeds, 2 dry red chilli pieces, curry leaves into the oil in the pan and let the mustard start spluttering.
- Now add fried bitter gours pieces and ground paste.
- Saute till the oil separates.
- Once cooled, store in an air tight bottle for atleast a week.
