Pagarkai/Bitter gourd Varuval

10:31 PM Chandra Karthikeyan 0 Comments

Ingredients:

• Bitter gourd - 2
• chilli/sambar powder - 1 tbsp
• salt as required
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tbsp
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Boiled water - 1cup

Method:

• Add the cut bitter gourd pieces in the boiling or boiled water, keep this aside for 5 minutes.
• Now remove the bitter gourd and drain water.(this way you can reduce bitterness to certain extent)
• Then add sambar powder, turmeric powder, and salt on the pieces. (Apply evenly on all pieces)
• Now add oil in a pan, and add bitter gourd pieces, fry it on both sides.
• Serve it with sambar or rasam.