Thursday, December 07, 2006

Stuffed Bitter Gourd Roast

Stuffed Bitter Gourd Roast
Ingredients
Bitter gourd (big ones) 2
Chilly powder 1 tsp
Coriander powder 1 tsp
Curry leaves 6
Turmeric a small piece
Cloves 4
Cinnamon 1 piece
Garlic 5 cloves
Minced onion 1 cup
Minced green chillis 1 tsp
Ginger minced 1 tsp
Coconut grated 1 cup full
Vinegar 1 dsp
Ghee or Oil 3 dsp
Saha jeera 1 pinch

Method
Cut open the bitter gourd lengthwise with the stalk on and clean and inside well. Grind well the coriander, chilly powder, turmeric, saha jeera, cloves, cinnamon and garlic.In a frying pan sauté the masala in two spoons of dalda and add the onions. Green chillis, ginger and curry leaves. Add enough salt also and remove from fire. Stuff the bitter gourd with the fried masala and tie the bitter gourd in two or three places. Draw about 1 ½ cups of milk from the coconut and boil the stuffed bitter gourd in it adding enough salt. Remove from fire when there is about two ozs of gravy left.Fry the bitter gourds in one spoon of oil and when they are golden brown remove them to a dish. Pour the gravy with one spoon of vinegar, into the frying pan. When the gravy is thick, pour it over the bitter gourd and serve hot.

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