Bitter Gourd Vindaloo

Bitter Gourd Vindaloo
Ingredients
Bitter gourd 250 gms
Onions cut up 1 cup
Fenugreek ½ tsp
Tamarind a ball the size of a marble
Salt
Vinegar 1 ½ dsp
Curry leaves 1 sprigOil 3 dsp
Sugar ½ tspTo be ground
Coriander seeds 1 ½ dsp
Chilly powder 1 dsp
Shallots 1 dsp
Garlic 1 dsp
Turmeric powder ½ tsp
Mustard ½ tsp
Pepper ½ tsp
Cummin seeds 1 tsp

Method
Dilute the tamarind in a little water.Cut the gourd into round slices and clean the inside. Smear it with a tsp of salt and a tsp of flour and keep for an hour. Squeeze it out by pressing between the palms. Fry the onions till brown and remove. Fry the bitter gourd also crisply in 2 batches. Splutter the fenugreek and the curry leaves and then fry the masala paste. Sprinkle a little salt solution first and then dilute the paste with the tamarind juice. Pour the vinegar, sugar and allow the gravy to boil. Add the fried things put the lid on and let the curry simmer on a slow fire. When the gravy thickens remove. Serve it hot or cold.