Bitter gourd with lentil

By - Kajal

Ingredients:

• 100gm bittergourd,
• 100gm lentil (Tuver dal)
• 2-big size tomatoes
• 8-9 green chillies
• 3-tbsp oil
• 1-tbsp red chilli powder
• 1\2-tbsp turmeric powder
• 1-tbsp garam masala
• 1-tbsp mustard seeds
• 1-tbsp cumin seeds
• 1\2-tbsp asafoetida (hing)
• 3 tbsp lemon juice+2 tbsp sugar or jaggery(optional)
• Salt to taste.

Method:

• Soak the Tuver dal for one hour.
• After that microwave for 4 minutes on high. So it’s become soft but not like smooth dal and Keep aside.
• Peel and cut the bitter gourd into long slices. Remove the seeds.
• Soak into slated water for 1\2 hour so we reduce the bitterness.
• After that drain the extra water from the bitter gourd and put over the tissue paper.
•  Cut the tomatoes into medium size pieces and keep aside.
• Heat the oil into a pan and add mustarded seeds, cumin seeds and hing.
• Add small green chilles and fry for one minute.
• After that add bitter gourd dry long slice in it.
• Cook into medium flame for 5 minutes and add turmeric powder.
• When bitter gourd slices become crispy then add red chilli powder and salt in it.
• After that add cook tuver dal in it and mix it. Cook into low flame for 3 minutes.
• Add chopped tomatoes and gram masala in it.
• Cook on medium flame until all tomato mix with curry very well.
• Turn off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves.