One more simple dish for bitter gourd lovers. My mom makes this with small baby bitter gourds, but we don’t get them here and I have used regular ones. The addition of channa dal takes some of the bitterness away. Boiling the chopped bittergourd in tamarind juice will also take away some of the bitterness. Either way this + rasam is a comforting food which reminds me of home.
Ingredients
1 tsp oil
mustard
curry leaves
1 small onion
2 cups bitter gourd chopped
1/4 cup channa dal cooked
1/2 – 1 tsp sambar powder (can use chilly powder also)
Salt to taste
Method
Lets get the ingredients together. Cook the channa dal separately. You can cook it in the microwave or pressure cooker. Soaking it before cooking reduces cooking time.
Next heat a pan and add 1 tsp of oil. Season with mustard seeds and curry leaves. Add onions and saute until it is cooked.
Next add the chopped bitter gourd and sambar powder. Add salt to taste.
Cover and cook for 10 minutes. Sprinkle water if necessary. Now add the cooked channa dal.
Cook for another 10 minutes or until it is done. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Tasty bitter gourd fry ready to be served. This is what I call “comfort in a bowl”.
Enjoy!
Tips
1. You can add extra oil and fry to get crisper bitter gourd.
 fry with Channa Dal on http://cooksjoy.com/blog "Pin It")
Yummy and delicious …i add tomatoes to bitterguard fry…Ur method is simpe and easy Let me try your method too….
Not a big fan of bitter gourd, but nice recipe,my hubby likes bitter gourd,shall try for him!
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Adding chana dal is a great idea! Must try it this week…
though i make pavakkai curry often, i have never tried with channa dal. sounds nice will try it next time
I am big karela lover and this recipe sounds really delicious n so flavorful ~ a must try for me
US Masala
thanks for visiting and following me… You have a wonderful collection of recipes and that too in just a couple of months. That's so good. We make a variation of this dish but without channa dal and with the addition of roasted coconut
This sounds yummy too.. And thanks for the tip of cutting the bitter gourd into tamarind juice to reduce the bitterness.. i didnt know tht..
This dish looks amazing. My mother calls this bittergourd "um-pah-lie-uh" (phonetic spelling). Great recipe! Can't wait to try it!
very new to mebut sounds gud
nice and new combination tasty and healthy
Loved the combo. Nice one Vardhini..
Bittergourd with Channa dal is a new combo…looks delicious…
I love bittergourd very much. Nice recipe Vardhini.
Lovely combo. Innovative and interesting recipe. Looks fabulous and tempting.
I love to eat bitter gourd and ur recipe is really good as you have used very less oil and have combined daal with it…going to try this soon.
yummy treat vardhini…
love this recipe a lot!!!!!!!
DeepthiDigvijay
Good Food Recipes
Coffe With Me Deepthi
New combo, sounds delicious, I will try it out some time, thanx for the recipe.
Quick,delicious fry, love the addition of channadal, marvellous..
So interesting fry and love the idea of adding channa dal to it !!
hi vardhini,
I haven't tried many bittergourd recipes other than stir fry and fritters and gojjus..thanks for this interesting recipe
Very nice version of bittergourd,addition of dal is something I should think of during my next preparation of this veggie,thanks for sharing.
This is a nice variation by putting the dal to the bitterguard!!
New & fantastic combi!!
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner
Healthy and delicious! What else to ask! Thanks for the lovely recipe!
I love bittergourd but never tried to make it this way with channa… looks delicious…
Reva
normally when it comes to bitter gourd…i will only fried… and now thank you for your super recipes..
I love bitter gourd, so this sounds wonderful. Simple ingredients and delicious looking … Thanks for sharing this
Very different combination… and looks very healthy….
Yummy and healthy combination.. looks simply inviting.. thanks for visiting my blog.. keep in touch dear
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Hari Chandana
Indian Cuisine
Big fan of bittergourd here Vardhini..New recipe to try.Droolworthy.