Bitter Gourd Stir Fry

Cooking Time: 15 Minutes

Quantity: Serves 4

Ingredients:

Bitter Gourd : 1 Big (Tender One)

Onion: 1 Medium size (Chopped)

Tomato: 1 Big Size (Chopped)

Coconut: 1 tbsp (Grated)

Groundnut: 1 tbsp

Poha / Aval – 1 tbsp

Green chillies – 3

Curry Leaves: To temper

Butter milk: 50 ml (Roughly ½ tumbler)

Oil – To fry

Turmeric: A pinch

Preparation:

• Cut Bitter gourd into thin and small pieces after removing the seeds and inner flesh
• Dilute the butter milk, add the bitter gourd to it and soak for 5 minutes. This will reduce the bitterness from the vegetable. Preferably use sour bitter milk.
• Heat ½ tsp Oil in a pan, sauté the chopped onions. Cook until slight brown. Remove from flame and keep aside. (1)
• Heat ½ tsp Oil in a pan, sauté the chopped tomatoes. Cook until tomatoes are soft. Remove from flame and keep aside. (2)
• Heat ½ tsp Oil in a pan, sauté the grated coconut until it turns light brown and keep aside. (3)
• Heat ½ tsp Oil in a pan and add curry leaves, groundnuts until roasted and keep aside. (4)
• Heat ½ tsp Oil in a pan and roast the poha / Aval and keep aside. Ensure that the poha is crisp and not soggy. (5)
• Heat ½ tsp Oil in a pan and sauté the split green chillies, turmeric powder and bitter gourd (drain it completely from the butter milk). Cook it in low flame with a lid covering the pan so that the bitter gourd is cooked well.
• Once the bitter gourd is cooked and soft, add the cooked items in (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and give a nice stir.
• Remove from flame and serve with rice and Sambar.