Ingredients
| Bitter gourd | 1/4 kg |
| salt | to taste |
| oil | 3 spoons |
| dry chillies | 4 |
| urad dal | 4 spoons |
| chana dal | 4 spoons |
| cumin seeds | 2 spoons |
| garlic cloves | 8 |
| dry coconut | 1/4 cup |
Method
clean bitter gourd
1. peel rough surface of bitter gourd and wash with water then cut 2 inches (not deeply) in the middle of bitter gourd.smear with salt.
2.do all bitter gourds like this.keep them aside for nearly 30 to 40 minutes.this process is helpful for remove bitterness in bitter gourd.
3.after 30 minutes bitter gourd become soft because of salt .salt removes bitterness in the form of water.so squeeze bitter gourd to remove salt and bitter water which is coming from it.
4. put in the water then once again squeeze firmly.keep them aside.
5.add oil(1 spoon) in a pan .
6.after heating the oil add dry chillies and fry them.keep them aside.
7.add urad dal and chana dals and fry until they become light golden colour.put off the flame.
8.cut dry coconut into small pieces.
9.add coconut pieces,fried dry chillies,urad dal,chana dal,cumin seeds,garlic and salt into mixie jar make a powder.
10.add oil(remaining 2 spoons) in a pan.
11.after heating the oil add squeezed bitter gourds and fry for some time.
12.this is not deep fry .
13. put the flame in low or medium.turn bitter gourds if one side is fried.
14.when bitter gourd is frying in the oil if you press the bitter gourd edges the water is coming from it (making some sound).
15. if you press the bitter gourd,then the sound is not coming that is sign bitter gourd is fried.put all fried bitter gourd in a plate.
16.remove seeds from bitter gourd(if you donot like seeds).
stuff bitter gourd with fried powder .
17.remaining powder sprinkle over the fried bitter gourds.
18.spread all stuffed bitter gourd in a pan and in low flame fry for 1 minute .
19.if you add 1 spoon in this time the powder become wet and give more taste.
