Bitter Gourd/Pavakkai Masala fry

Bitter gourd is very good for our health. Diabetes patients take this in alternate days.Pregancy women take one cup of this masala fry in twice or thrice a day for  there lunch.It help to maintain blood sugar.This masala fry is little bit different in ordinary Poriyal.In this fry bitterness of bitter gourd is less.Most of people not like to have this bitter gourd,you will try this recipe definitely they will like to have

Some of the health benefits of bitter gourd is it helps to maintain blood sugar level, it low the bad cholesterol level.
Ingredients
Marination
1.Bitter Gourd - 250 grams
2.Curd - 4 tbspn
3.Tumeric Powder - 1/4 tspn
4.Red chilli Powder - 1 tspn
5.Sambar Powder - 1 tspn
6.CorianderPowder - 1 tspn
7.Salt - As per taste
For Fry
1.Onion - 2 nos
2.Curry leaves - few
3.Mustrad Seeds - 1/4 tspn
4.Channa Dal - 1/2 tspn
5.Urad Dal - 1/2 tsp
6.Oil - 2 tbspn
7. Water - 1/2 cup
8.Shredded Cocount - 3 tbspn
Step by Step Pictures
In a bowl add all the ingredients mentioned in the marination.Mix well and marinated for half an hour

Heat a pan,add oil,once oil heat add mustard,Channa and Urad dal,once spulter add onion and curry leaves

Add marinated bittergourd,add 1/2 cup of water and close the lid

 Now bitter gourd is completely cooked,if any water in bitter gourd means cook until water drains

 Now add shredded coconut and fry it 

 Now tasty and wonderful Pavakkai Masala fry is ready to eat.Serve with white rice,rasa sadham,curd rice 

 Measurements
We all are confused in measurements.so I will share the measurements in tspn,tbspn and cup