SPICY BITTER GOURDS.

I had this dish in my relatives house.
it tasted different with the ground nuts.
So here is the recipe.


SPICY BITTER GOURDS.

3 medium sized bitter gourds.
½ cup tur dal boiled and mashed
¼ cup fresh ground nuts boiled till cooked
1 lemon sized tamarind make 2 cups extract
Salt to taste

To grind:
Roast on medium heat with little oil
5 dry red chillies
1 tbs channa dal
2 tbs coriander seeds
2 tbs of scraped coconut
A small piece of asafoetida


To temper:
1 tsp urad dal
½ tsp mustard seeds
1 sprig curry leaves.
1 tbs oil

Method:
Cut the bitter gourd into half length wise.
Remove the seeds and make slices of 1 cm thick.

Grind the cooled ingredients with ½ cup of water.

Heat the oil in a pan, add in the tempering ingredients.
Add in the 2 cups of tamarind extract.
Add the ground paste, cooked tur dal, boiled groundnuts
And the bitter gourd pieces.
Stir well and bring to boil. Add little water if the gravy is very thick.
Once the bitter gourd is cooked, taste for salt and remove.
Serve with steaming rice.