Karele ki Sukhi Sabzi

Preparation:30 mins
Cook: 30 mins
Total Time: 601 hours
Servings: Makes 2 to 3 cups

Ingredients

2 cups finely chopped bitter gourd (karela)
2 to 3 tsp tamarind (imli) pulp
25 gms of jaggery (gur)
7 to 8 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 tsp urad dal (split black lentils)
1 tsp chana dal (split bengal gram)
3 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
3 tsp coriander (dhania) seeds
1 small cinnamon (dalchini) stick
3 whole dry kashmiri red chillies
salt to taste
coconut oil for cooking

Method

First in a pan roast together urad dal, chana dal, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, cinnamon adding a bit coconut oil.Roast properly for about 10-15 minutes till the aroma starts coming through it.Let it cool before grinding into a fine powder.Now in a separate pan, heat coconut oil and to this add curry leaves and red chilly and let it splutter.Now add the bitter gourd and let it cook for 10 mins,occasionally stirring in between.Now add the tamarind pulp and the jaggery mix well and cook for another 10 mins before adding salt.Serve hot or store refrigerated for upto 10 days.