Stuffed Bitter Gourd
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As a child i used to dislike bitter-gourd .But Mom never allowed me to escape from having this ..In an easy way i always gulped down everything with lot of water . A happy Mom at this sight !! Now it's been part of my food routine. I prefer to have raw juice in morning too.Sometime i make a glass of juice adding one cucumber ,one tomato to two bitter-gourd. This particular juice helps you to control your blood pressure with diabetic . Bitter melon disrupt the production of glucose,so it's highly beneficial for diabetic patient. Bitter melon may also starve cancerous cells in the liver, colon, breast, or prostate. It's a liver tonic good for irritable bowel system & indigestion.This has high amount of beta-carotene that helps alleviate eye problems .Try this stuffed bitter-gourd recipe to reap the reward of this unusual gourd.
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Ingredients
- 4 Bitter gourd Medium sized
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tablespoon Black mustard seed
- 1 tablespoon White mustard seed
- 6 cloves Garlic
- 1 Onion
- 4 Green chilis
- 2 tablespoon Mustard Oil
- Salt
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Instructions
- Slit each bitter one side vertically so that you can put the stuffing inside. Boil one cup water ,when it reach boiling point add bitter gourd to it .Boil for 2 minute. Take it out ,cool a bit.Take seed out of the bitter gourds.
- Make a fine paste of garlic , mustard seeds. Chop onion and green chili.
- Heat 1/2 tbsp oil in a pan.Fry onion till they are brown.Add garlic-mustard paste to it.Add chopped green chili ,salt ,turmeric and fry till it is done , you get a dry paste. Your masala is ready for stuffing.Stuff all the gourd with this paste.
- In the same pan heat oil. Fry stuffed gourd at medium flame until they are light brown on all side.Don't overcook it.
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