Bitter Sweet
A healthy and delicious bitter gourd recipe.
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 4people | 10minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 30minutes |
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Ingredients
- 2medium Bitter gourd
- 1/2cup toor dal
- a few curry leaves
- 1Small lemon size tamarind
- Saltto taste
For Grinding
- 1/2cup Grated coconut
- 8 Red chillies
- 3tsp coriander seeds
- 2tsp urad dal
- 2tsp channa dal
- 1/4tsp pepper
- 2tsp Oil
For Seasoning
- 1tsp Oil
- 1tsp Mustard seeds
Instructions
- In a bowl, add water and soak the tamarind.
- Extract the juice of the tamarind.
- In a pressure cooker, add the toor dal with water and cook it for about 1 or 2 whistles.
- Once they are cooked, smash and keep aside,
- In a pan, add oil.
- Once the oil is heated, add red chillies, coriander seeds, urad dal, channa dal and pepper and saute until they turn golden brown
- Now take this mixture, add to blender and blend.
- In a pan, add grated coconut, curry leaves, hing and fry till it turns golden red in color. Once the mixture cools, put in blender and blend.
- Now, in a pan add some oil and then add the finely chopped bitter gourd.
- Shallow fry the bitter gourd on medium flame. Keep aside
- Now in a pan, add some oil.
- Once the oil is heated, add mustard seeds. Once the splutter, add curry leaves and saute for about 2 seconds.
- Now add the tamarind water and salt to taste and allow it to boil for 5 minutes. Now, add the fried bitter gourd.
- Add the mashed dal and grounded pastes and saute.
- When the gravy begins to boil, switch off the flame.
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