Ingredients vegetarian 4 servings

• 2 cups bittergourd pieces(chop and de-seed)
• 2 tbsp coarse coconut paste (ground with 1/2 tsp cumin seeds,1 small onion,1 garlic pearl,12 peeled peanuts and 1 green chilli)
• 1 tbsp finely chopped onions
• 3 whole red chillies
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
• 2 tsp crushed jaggery
• few curry leaves
• few coriander leaves
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 tsp refined oil
• 1 ½ tsp or salt to taste

Directions

1. Take a microwave bowl and add fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, chopped onions, whole red chillies,curry leaves and refined oil. Mix them well. Microwave  this on high for a min.
2. Mix all the other ingredients and add this to the above bowl. Microwave this on high for 9 mins.
3. If u need this dish as gravy, add 1 cup fresh coconut milk and 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and microwave(high) this mixture 4 more mins.
4. Serve this tasty bitter-gourd Masala hot with rice and sambar or chapathi or Idli.

Comments

christy gerald

U can add 50 ml tamarind extract -that of gooseberry size when u mix all the ingredients and microwave this on high for atleast 12 -14 mins(instead of 9 mins) or till this becomes dry, stirring this once.This will give a sweet 'n' sour taste to the Bittergourd Masala.