Kakarakaya Ulli karam Curry (Bittergourd )

Ingredients:

• Bittergourd-3
• Onion-1
• RedChillipowder-1/2tbsp
• Turmeric-a pinch
• Salt to taste
• Sugar/Jaggery-little for sweetness(Optional)
• Jeera/Cumin seeds-1/2tsp
• Oil-2tbsp
• Kothimeer Leaves-few handful

Cooking Process:

• Take Bittergourd and peel off the outer skin; Cut in to small circles /semicircles or pieces as u like it.
• Take a bowl and add little salt and Turmeric powder and have pieces in to it.
• Keep it aside for whole night or for 2hrs before cooking.
• Cut the onion in to small pieces and keep it aside.
• Take a pan or kadai and heat it with oil.
• Remove the kakarakaya pieces from the bowl and squeeze all the water from it.
• Place the pieces in to the pan and fry it under a low flame and keep turning the pieces in the middle of the cook allow to fry till the pieces turn into golden color.
• Meanwhile take a MixyJar/Mortar ,add Onion pieces,salt,Red chilli powder ,Jeera,Sugar/Jaggery and turn the jar to form a smooth paste.
• Add this paste to the Fried Bittergourd pieces and mix up well and cook it for 2mins under a low flame.
• Garnish with Kothimeer leaves and Serve it with Plain rice.