Pavakka Mezhukkuvaratty (Bittergourd Fry)

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Bittergourd as the name suggests is bitter in taste and many people around may not really like dishes out of this vegetable. But on the contrary, my family likes the dishes made from bittergourd a lot.. One of the most common dishes made is the bittergourd fry.. Here is the recipe for the dish..

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Preperation Time : 20-30 min

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Ingredients:

Bittergourd - 2 nos

Onion - 1

Turmeric Pwdr - 1/4 tsp

Chilly Pwdr - 3/4 tsp

Oil

Salt for taste

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Preparation Method:

1) Cut the bitter gourd into 2 halves first and then further cut the 2 halves into 2 more. Scoup and remove the seeds inside each of these halves. Cut each piece into thin slices.

2) Heat oil in a pan and add the bittergourd slices to the pan.

3) When bittergourd start to fry, add onion, salt, turmeric and chilly pwdr and saute till it mixes well.

4) Saute occassionally for 10-15 minutes until bittergourd gets cooked and fried.

Note:- If the bittergourd is really bitter, put the small cut pieces in a bowl and add salt. Keep this for 20-30 minutes and then squeeze the bittergourd pieces to remove the bitter juice from the pieces.