Name: Bittergourd Masala recipe by Prachi Gaddam at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Bittergourd 250gm; onion 1 big; Ginger Garlic Paste 3 teaspoon; Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon; Red chilly powder 1 teaspoon; Garam masala 1 teaspoon; Tamarind 2 inch piece; Jaggery 1 tablespoon; Sesame seeds 2 tablespoon (black and white both or either); Grated dry coconut 1 tablespoon; Methi seeds 1 teaspoon; Cumin seeds 2 teaspoon; peanuts 1 tablespoon; Roasted chana dal/ daliya 1 tablespoon; Ajwain/ caraway seeds 2 teaspoon; Badishep/ Sounf 1 teaspoon; Kalounji 1 teaspoon; Flax Seeds 1 Teaspoon; Salt to taste; Oil 2 tablespoon

ABOUT Bittergourd Masala RECIPE

It is little tricky to make someone eat bittergourd eapecially if the person is too fussy about it.. but at the same time there are few people even in the same family who would love to eat bittergourd in whichever way it is made. So to satisfy all, this recipe is a solution which will work wonders for all kind of tastebuds.

Ingredients Serving: 2

Bittergourd 250gm
onion 1 big
Ginger Garlic Paste 3 teaspoon
Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
Red chilly powder 1 teaspoon
Garam masala 1 teaspoon
Tamarind 2 inch piece
Jaggery 1 tablespoon
Sesame seeds 2 tablespoon (black and white both or either)
Grated dry coconut 1 tablespoon
Methi seeds 1 teaspoon
Cumin seeds 2 teaspoon
peanuts 1 tablespoon
Roasted chana dal/ daliya 1 tablespoon
Ajwain/ caraway seeds 2 teaspoon
Badishep/ Sounf 1 teaspoon
Kalounji 1 teaspoon
Flax Seeds 1 Teaspoon
Salt to taste
Oil 2 tablespoon

Instructions

Clean and cut bittergourd in small pieces. Rub salt on them and keep for 15 minutes
Meanwhile, in a grinder, make a paste with onion, ginger garlic paste, red chilly powder, garam masala and turmeric powder
Take out this paste in another separate bowl
Now take all other ingredients
Roast them all one by one(except jaggery and tamarind) and mix together.
Now make powder with these ingredients. Add jaggery and tamarind also to it while grinding
Meanwhile wash and drain bittergourd which we kept for soaking in salt
Heat oil in pan
Add bittergourd in oil
Cook them till they turn a little golden and shrink in size
Add onion paste now and cook till raw flavour goes.
Mix well
Now add masala powder which we ground earlier
Add salt. Mix well and cook covered for 5 minutes
Let it cook till bittergourd is fork tender and masala dries up
Remove from gas and serve. This preparation tastes better next day when flavours of spices get absorbed well in bittergourd. This can be kept for 5-6 days in refrigerator.

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