TASTY SWEET SOUR BITTER GOURDS

Ingredients:
300 grms small bittergourds cut into rounds.
6 pips of garlic sliced
1 big onion chopped
¼ tsp turmeric powder
½ tbs chillie powder
½ tbs coriander powder
1 tsp cumin powder
¾ tbs amchur powder
2 tbs gram dal flour
1 tbs jiggery
1 tbs roasted peanuts chopped roughly
¼ tsp cumin seeds
A pinch of asafoetida powder
2 tsp oil or ghee
Salt to taste

Method:
Add little salt to the cut bittergourds.
Soak and keep for 10 minutes. Wash and keep aside.

Heat a non stick pan with the oil, add in the cumin and asafoetida.
Let it splutter, reduce the heat, add in the onions, garlic and sauté.
Now add in the cut bittergourd slices, salt and sauté well.
Cover and cook for about 10 minutes.

Now add all the powders, sprinkle little water, and stir fry
till all the spices coat the bittergourds well.
Taste for salt, sugar and sourness.
Add in the roasted nuts and remove.