Delicious Food Recipes

Ingredients

* Bitter gourd pieces thinly sliced - 2 cups
* Dried shrimp - 3/4 cup
* Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp
* Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
* Coriander powder - 3/4 tsp
* Black pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
* Oil - 2 tbsp
* Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
* Salt to taste
* Sliced green chilli peppers- 3
* Thinly sliced ginger pieces - 2 tsp
* Thinly sliced garlic pieces - 1/2 tsp
* Thinly sliced onions - 1 cup
* A few curry leaves
* Fish Tamarind (Kudampuli) - 1 small piece

Method(How to Cook)

* Add the shrimp, fish tamarind, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, salt and 1/4 cup water to a pan and cook till soft. Discard the fish tamarind, drain the shrimp and save the gravy.
* In a frying pan, heat the oil and splutter the mustard seeds. Add the onions, green chilli slices, ginger, garlic and curry leaves and saute till soft.
* Add the bitter gourd pieces to the pan and fry for a minute. Add the gravy from the shrimp and cook till the bitter gourd pieces are soft and the water is almost gone.
* Add the cooked shrimp and black pepper powder to the pan and saute till completely dry.
* Serve hot with rice.