Bittergourd Curry

                                                                 Bitter gourd is not a favourite vegetable among children in a lot of homes and it is the same  in my house also.As a child even i used to runaway  from bitter gourd but after i started cooking i did experiment a lot of vegetables that were not in my favourite list.!!!
                                                                 The way that this particular type of curry is cooked  makes it really tasty because it is sour,sweet,spicy and slightly bitter.The bitterness really depends upon the bitter gourd itself while some of them are more bitter and some of them are not at all.So depends on your luck and whether you do not mind the bitterness!

You will Need

• 250gms of Bitter gourd
• One spoon of Tamarind paste
• A generous pinch of Turmeric powder
• Half a tsp of Chili powder
• Salt to taste
• One tbs of Oil
• One tsp of Mustard seeds
• One tsp of broken Urad dal
• Two Red Chillies
• A generous pinch of Asafoetida
• Few Curry Leaves
• One tbs of Powdered Jaggery
• One tbs of Scraped Coconut

How To

• Slice and chop bitter gourd into small pieces.
• Boil the vegetable in water with some turmeric powder, salt and Tamarind paste.
• Once it is cooked strain the excess water so that the bitterness is reduced.
• Heat oil in a pan crackle mustard seeds,fry urad dal till brown and add red chillies and curry leaves.
• Saute the vegetable for few minutes add some more salt,chili powder and jaggery.
• Wait till the jaggery melts and becomes sticky.Add coconut and asafoetida and give it a stir.