Necessity is the mother of invention and this was proven one more time by my husband by inventing this dish! His dislike for Bitter Gourd necessitated and made way for this dish so that he can still eat it and also get the benefits of Bitter Gourd.
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| Bitter Gourd |
Ingredients:
1 Medium Sized Kaakarakaaya/Karela/Bitter Gourd
1 Large Onion (finely chopped)
1/4 Cup - Oil
1/2 Tsp - Pasupu/Haldi/Turmeric Powder
1 Tsp - Red Chilli Powder
3/4 Tsp - Salt (or according to your taste)
1 Tbsp - Chilli Garlic Sauce (tuong ot toi viet.nam)
1 Cup - Regular Rice (Sona Masuri)
2 Cups - Water
Method:
* Wash the rice, add water and cook it.
* Crumble the cooked rice so as to separate them into individual grains.
* Discard the seeds and finely chop the Bitter Gourd
* Heat a large non-stick pan on a medium flame and add oil to it.
* When the oil is hot, add onions, bitter gourd, turmeric powder, 1/4 Tsp salt and saute.
* Continue frying them on a low flame until the onions and bitter gourd turn into golden brown in colour.
* Next add the chilli garlic sauce and the remaining salt and saute on medium flame for 2 minutes.
* Now add the crumbled rice and mix well and it cook for 5 minutes on low flame.
* Serve it hot.
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| Kaakarakaaya Annam/Karela Rice/Bitter Gourd Rice |
Serves : 2-3
Serving Suggestions/Tips/Variations:
* Serve it with a boiled egg (sliced)
* It also goes well with plain yoghurt/curd
* You can also add Cumin and Mustard seeds in the oil before adding onions.
Please try this and let me know your valuable comments at way2theheart@gmail.com
Until next time,
Eat & Celebrate Life!
Archana
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