Karathe Thokku ( Bittergourd Thokku )

Tangy, spicy, sweet, sour bitter gourd thokku a yummy delicious accomplishment with hot rice  and dal or with simple roti or curd rice. I got this recipe from  my mother :)

Ingredients :

Bittergourd 1
Finely chopped onion 1
Finely chopped tomato 1
Sambhar powder 2-3 tbsp
Haldi powder 1 tsp
Red Chilli powder 2 tsp
Powdered jaggery 3-4 tbsp
Tamarind - gooseberry size
Salt for taste

Seasoning :

Oil
Musturd seeds
Urdal
curry leaves

Method :

Chop bitter gourd and soak it in salt water for 30 minutes. Squeeze it an apply haldi n red chilly powder and  keep it aside for 10 minutes. 

Extract tamarind juice by soaking tamarind in water for ten minute.

In  a kadai add oil season it with musturd , urdal and curry leaves, fry onion till its pinkish then add tomato fry it till its mushy, now add tamarind extract , jaggey n sambhar powder finally add Bittergourd and  little water, salt and cook it till its done and everything mixes well.

Relish with hot rice and dal or with roti!