Healthy Bitter gourd Recipe is a healthy recipe, ingredients used in this recipe are very handy which are easily available at home. Ingredients such as freshly washed and chopped bitter gourd, chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, samber powder (even you can replace it with chili and coriander powder), jaggery powder (to reduce the bitterness), coriander leaves for garnishing, mustard seeds, channa and urad dal, curry leaves.
Bitter gourd is also known as Bitter Melon, Karela(Hindi), bitter squash. Is a tropical vine that belongs to the gourd family. It has its bitter flavor and distinct appearance.
Bitter gourd has been associated with several health benefits. It helps in reducing blood sugar, helps in weight loss and it is good source of nutrients. Bitter gourd is easy to prepare and can be used in different dishes and recipes.
You can also enjoy other side dish recipes too, here is the link given.
Healthy Bitter gourd recipe or Bitter gourd Side dish or bitter gourd palya or bitter gourd poriyal with step by step instructions and pictures are given below.
Helathy Bitter gourd Recipe
Bitter gourd side dish recipe is easy to make. It is a healthy recipe. It tastes bitter but you can add jaggery to compensate the bitterness.
- 3 Bitter gourd (chopped)
- 1 Onion chopped
- 1 Tomato Chopped
- 3 tsp Samber Powder or Chili powder (add as per taste)
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- ⅛ tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tbsp Jaggery
- 2 tsp Oil
- ¼ tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1 tsp Channa dal and Urad dal
- 2 Spring Curry leaves
- Coriander leaves (Garnishing)
- Salt (As per taste)
- Water (as needed)
Wash and cut the bitter gourd into small pieces.
Take a pan add in oil, Onion, curry leaves.
Add in Tomato chopped.
Add in spice powders and salt.
Add in chopped bitter gourd and jaggery.
Close the lid, add little water and cook till the bitter gourd cooks. Garnish it with coriander leaves.
Bitter gourd side dish is ready to serve.
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