Bitter gourd cooked with tamarind

Ingredients

1 medium sized Bittergourd
A small marble sized tamarind soaked in water
Salt to taste
A pinch of asafoetida
1 tsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
2 red chillies
A bit of jaggery
A bit of turmeric powder

Cut the bittergourd into small pieces. Heat oil, add mustard seeds and red chillies. When it splutters add the tamarind juice, salt, turmeric,asafoetida and bittergourd. Cook covered on slow flame till it becomes soft. Add some more water if required.

When bittergourd is cooked and dry, add the jaggery and mix well for a minute.

Serve with rice.

Optional: You could make the same curry with plantain or yam instead of bittergourd.

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