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Bitter gourd fry
Bitter gourd fry satisfies both bitter gourd lovers and non-lovers too. This South Indian style recipe cooked along with tomatoes provides an excellent blend of bitterness with mild tangy in taste.
Course
Side Dish
Cuisine
Indian
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
minutes
Total Time
30
minutes
minutes
Servings
2
people
Calories
165
kcal
Author
Sujatha Muralidhar
Ingredients
2
tablespoon
vegetable oil
2
teaspoon
fennel seeds
½
cup
onion
chopped
½
cup
tomato
chopped
1
bitter gourd
1
teaspoon
red chili powder
¼
tsp
turmeric powder
¾
teaspoon
salt
or as required
2
teaspoon
grated coconut
Instructions
Slice thinly the bitter gourd. Also finely chop onion and tomato.
In the pan add vegetable oil,fennel seeds, chopped onions, and cook it till onions become pink.
Add tomatoes, bitter gourd, red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt and cook it covered in the slow flame.
Add another teaspoon of vegetable oil, if the mixture sticks to the bottom of the pan.
Cook if for around 20 minutes in simmer flame.
When it is cooked completely, garnish with grated coconut.
And serve hot with the plain steamed rice.
Notes
Serve along with hot rice, with sambar rice, rasam rice, curd rice, mixed rice like tamarind rice, lemon rice.
But it beautifully pairs up with sambar and curd rice.
Nutrition
Calories:
165
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
9
g
|
Protein:
2
g
|
Fat:
15
g
|
Saturated Fat:
12
g
|
Sodium:
902
mg
|
Potassium:
345
mg
|
Fiber:
4
g
|
Sugar:
3
g
|
Vitamin A:
930
IU
|
Vitamin C:
48
mg
|
Calcium:
42
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg