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Stuffed Bitter Gourd

Ingredients ground to a smooth powder
Fennel seeds/somph-1 & 1/2tsp
Jeera/cumin-1tsp
Cloves-3
Cinnamon-a piece
Amchur/dry mango powder-1tsp
Red chilly powder-1 & 1/2tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
Coriander powder-2tsp
Salt-1tsp or to taste
Other ingredients
Crushed onion-1/2
Ginger & garlic paste-1tsp
Tempering
Oil-8tsp
Mustard-1tsp
Curry leaves-little
Chopped tomato-1
Diluted tamarind juice-1/2 cup
Brown sugar-1tsp
Method
Take bowl mix the crushed onion,ginger& garlic paste & the ground dry masala.
Mix it well & keep it aside.
Cut the karela into half remove the seeds.Stuff the karela with the masala.
Heat oil in a pan temper it .
Arrange all the stuffed bitter gourd,add the tomato,brown sugar,tamarind juice & curry leaves.Cover & cook it on low flame till brown on all sides &  the masala is cooked well & dry.
Garnish with curry leaves & serve it with plain rice or roti.

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