Andhra Recipes - Indian Recipes

Ingredients:

250 Gms bitter gourd
Oil: 1Table spoon
Whole dried red chillies, tops broken: 2
Mustard seeds: ½ teaspoon
Curry leaves: 10-15.

Method of preparation:

1. Wash bitter gourds and cook under pressure for two minutes. Drain, trim the ends and slice into ½ inch thick rounds.

2. Place oil for tempering in a kadhai over medium heat, till just beginning to smoke. Then add red chillies and fry till they darken slightly.

3. Sprinkle in mustard seeds on (2) and when they start to sputter add curry leaves.

4. Immediately add bitter gourds (1) and sauté for 2-3 minutes.