Bitter Gourd Peanut Curry

Ingredients

Sliced Bitter Gourd – 1 Cup

Chopped Onion – 1 (big)

Chopped Tomato – 1

Salt to taste

Tamarind Water - ½ Cup

Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp

For Roast and grind

Oil – 1 tsp

Sesame Seeds – 1 tsp

Peanuts – 4 tsp

Coriander Seeds - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - few

Cumin Seeds -1/2

Dry Red Chilli – 6

Peppercorn – ½ tsp

Grated Coconut – a handful

Chopped Tomato – 1

To Temper

Sesame Oil – 1 tsp

Mustard Seeds – ¼ tsp

Fenugreek Seeds – a pinch

Chopped Coriander Leaves - few

Method

Heat a pan, add the ingredients which are under “for roast and grind” then fry for few minutes. Switch off the flame and let it cool down completely and grind it as fine paste and keep aside.

Heat oil in a pan, add the tempering ingredients one by one and fry for few seconds.

Then add chopped onions, salt and fry till gets translucent. Add chopped tomatoes and fry until it becomes mushy.

Add sliced bottle gourd pieces and saute it well. Pour the tamarind water and close the lid then cook it for 5 minutes.

Now add the ground paste and required water and keep cook for another 10 minutes on low flame. Then switch off the flame and serve with steamed white rice.