Ingredients:
- Bitter gourd – 7
- Chilli Powder – 1.5 Tea spoon
- Turmeric Powder -1/4 Tsp
- Sambar Powder – 1 Tea Spoon
- Cron flour – 2 Table Spoon
- asafoetida – a Pinch
- bengal gram dhal flour – 1/2 cup
- Curry Leaves – 2 String
- Mustard Seeds – 1 Tsp
- Urad Dhal – 2 Tsp
- Salt as reqired
Method:
- Cut bitter gourd into 2 and remove the seeds
- Slice it in thin Piece
- put it hot water for 30-40 mins
- squeeze out water from bitter gourd
- put it in broader vessel
- mix Chilli powder, Turmeric Powder, Sambar Powder, Asafoetida, Salt, Cron Flour and bengal gram dhal flour
- mix it well (water in bitter gourd should be good enough to hold the masala if not sprinkle water)
- Leave it for 45 mins
- Heat the oil in a kada
- When the oil is hot add mustard seeds. When it start splutter
- add Urad Dhal and stir till it is brown
- add Curry Leaves and fry for 10 sec
- add the marinated Bitter Gourd
- mix it at regular intervals till it become crispy
- when it turn crispy switch off and transfer to serving dish