Bittergourd Porial

Ingredients

• • Bitter gourd - ¼ kg
• • Onions (finely chopped) - 3 tablespoons
• • Salt - as required
• • Turmeric powder - ¼ teaspoon
• • Jaggery (grated) - 2 tablespoons
• • Tamarind - small lemon size
• • Sambar powder/Red chilly powder - 1 teaspoon
• • Dhania powder - 1 teaspoon
• • Sesame seeds (dry roast sesame seeds and then powder) - 1 tablespoon
• • Oil (for frying) - as required

Method

• 1. Select bitter gourd which is little whitish in colour (less greener)
• 2. Chop into small pieces after removing inner seeds.
• 3. Smear salt over this and keep aside for 1 hour.
• 4. Squeeze well and remove excess water secreted.
• 5. Cook in water to which salt, turmeric, tamarind is added, till soft.
• 6. Drain water completely.
• 7. Heat oil in a frying pan, add mustard, curry leaves and then onion.
• 8. Fry till transparent. Add dhania powder, chilly powder in the oil itself.
• 9. Fry for a minute and then add cooked gourd.
• 10. Fry well till gourd changes its colour.
• 11. Add salt, jaggery and just before removing from fire sprinkle sesame powder.