Ingredients:

• 2 – 3 – Bitter gourd
• Salt – according to taste
• 2 tbsp – vegetable oil
• 2 tsp – black pepper

Method:

1. Cut bitter gourd into two pieces, add salt in the filing (according to taste).
2. Keep aside for 10 – 15 minutes.
3. Fry them in deep oil.
4. Remove them till they turn crispy and little brownish.
5. Take a hollow vessel, add some oil and add the fried bitter gourd to this oil.
6. Now add some water according to the quantity of bitter gourd.
7. When the water starts boiling, cover the vessel with a lid and cook it on slow flame for about 10 mins.
8. Add black pepper to this.
9. Eat with kichadi or chapatti.
10. Tastes delicious and easy to make.

Recipe courtesy of Geeta