Karela Sabzi!

Ingredients

Bitter Gourd- 5-6( cut into small pieces)

Onions-4-5

Panch puran-1/2 tsp

Mustard seeds(Rai)-1/2 tsp

Oil-2 cooking spoon

1 tsp aniseed+1/2 tsp coriander mixture-1 tsp(Sauf dhaniya mix)

Tomotoes-2-3

Tumeric powder-1/2 tsp

Red chilly powder-1 tsp

Green chilly-1-2

Ginger garlic paste-1 tsp

Amchur- 1-1`.5 tsp

Salt- 1 tsp

Recipe

1. Wash the karela and slit them and scrape out the inside and put 1 tsp salt and keep aside to let out water and then remove water.

2. Cut the karela by cutting three lines horizontally and vertically.

3. Heat oil in a pan and add panch and rai in it.

4. Add karela and fry them a bit to remove bitterness and then add onions to it and fry nicely and then add rest of the masala to it and let it cook. Fry it nicely in between and mash the onions and all so it leaves water. It will take around 10-15 minutes. Cook by closing the lid. One can add a teaspoon of water if the mixture is dry and doesn't leave water.

5. Karela is ready to be served.

Variation

1. One can add aam achar masala ( 1 tsp ) or raw mango-1 ( seasonal) instead of aamchur for taste.