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Bitter Gourd Salad

Ingredients
  • Bitter gourd - 250 gms:
  • Red Chili Powder - 1 tsp
  • Onion - 1 (finely chopped)
  • Tomato - 1 (finely chopped)
  • Raw Mango (optional) - 1 small (finely chopped)
  • Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
  • Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp
  • Salt - as required
  • Oil - as required 
  • Green Chilli - 2-3 nos:
  • Curry Leaves - as required
Preparation Method
  1. Clean the bitter gourd, remove seeds and cut into thin slices.
  2. Add salt, red chili powder to the bitter gourd; mix well, and dry in sunlight for 3-4 hours. (if sunlight is not available, spread in a kitchen towel and keep aside for 4-5 hours). This will help to remove excess water from the bitter gourd and will make bitter gourd crispy while frying.
  3. Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the bitter gourd till it become crispy; remove from oil and transfer to a kitchen towel.
  4. Fry green chili, curry leaves; keep aside
  5. Add onion, tomato, mango, lemon juice, pepper powder to a mixing bowl; mix well, adjust salt.
  6. Add fried bitter gourd, green chili, curry leaves; gently toss the bowl (if you mix with hands or spoon, the bitter gourd becomes soggy).
  7.  Serve Bitter Gourd Salad as a starter.

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