BITTERGOURD PEPPER FRY ( Kugan )

BITTERGOURD PEPPER FRY

Ingredients:

1 tbs oil
1 tsp aniseeds
2 sprigs curry leaves
200 grms big onion chopped
2 tsp ginger and garlic paste
2 green chillies sliced

250 grms bitter gourd cut into rounds ( I used the big type )
1 tsp chillie powder
2 tsp coriander powder
¼ tsp tumeric powder
Salt to taste
Little water
3 tsp of coarsely ground black pepper
1 tbs of thick tamarind juice

Method:

Heat the oil in a wok. Add in the aniseeds and let them splutter.
Add in the curry leaves and chopped onions, saute until lightly brown.
Add in the ginger, garlic paste. Saute well.
Add in the green chillies and stir fry well.

Now add in the cut bittergourds, stir fry well.
Now add in the chillie, coriander, and tumeric powders.
Stir fry well, add in the salt and sprinkle little water.
Cover and cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes.

Remove the cover and stir well.
Sprinkle the pepper powder and add in the tamarind juice.
Mix well and stir fry a minute. Remove and serve.