Bitter Gourd Curry

Bitter Gourd Curry

Ingredients
Bitter gourd 250 gms

Oil 1 ½ oz
Mustard, fenugreek ½ tsp each

Chilly powder 2 dsp

Turmeric powder 1 tsp

Green chillis 8Tamarind the size of a limeSalt to taste
Grated jaggery 2 dsp

Method
Heat the oil, splutter the fenugreek and mustard and put the sliced bitter gourd and green chillis. Stir, till they are cooked. Soak the tamarind in 1 ¾ cups of water squeeze and strain and mix the jaggery in it along with the chilly and turmeric powder. Pour into the bitter gourd and when they boil allow the curry to simmer till the gravy is thick.This can be kept for a few days.