Wednesday, March 2, 2011

How to make Bitter Gourd [Karela] Pachadi for Diabetics



Ingredients for Bitter Gourd

Bitter Gourd – 3 [sliced]
Thick Yogurt – 1 cup
Green Chilies – 4
Mustard Seeds – 2 tsp
Coconut – 1/2 cup [grated]
Curry Leaves – 2 springs
Dried Red chilli – 1
Oil – 2 tbsp

Method of Preparing Bitter Gourd Pachadi

Heat oil in a pan and fry the sliced bitter gourd till crisp and remove from the oil.
Grind the grated coconut with green chilies and  1 tsp of mustard seeds, and keep aside.
Heat I tsp of oil in a pan and add dried red chilli, remaining mustard seeds, and curry leaves and fry for 2 minutes. Reduce the flame and add blended yogurt and coconut paste. Keep stirring.  Then add the fried bitter gourd slices and salt. Mix well and remove from the fire and serve hot.

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