Bitter Gourd Rasam

Pagarkaya Rasam by Rama Eshwar

Ingredients Needed : Bitter gourd, tamarind juice, turmeric, roasted sesame seed powder, green chiilies, onion, cilantro, ginger garlic paste, jaggery.

First step cut the bitter gourd into your desired size and shape after removing seeds and add 1 tbspn of salt and 1 tbspn turmeric mix it well with a spoon, make sure you don't break the pieces and keep it aside for about 15 mins.

In the mean time cut onions, green chillies and grind G&G paste.

Heat some oil and add the green chillies, saute it for about a minute or so.

Then add the chopped onions and cook it till it becomes light brown.

Then add the ginger garlic paste and half tbspn of turmeric.

Now mix the marinated bitter gourd with hand and squeeze it gently so that you can get rid off the bitterness from the vegetable and wash it in running water well and then add to the sauteed mixture.

Cook it for about 1 min and add 1tbspn of sugar and cook it for about 3 mins, then add the tamarind extract, salt and let it boil for about 5 mins and then add half tbspn of jaggery powder and about 2 pinches of roasted jeera powder and then boil it for 10 mins or boil it till the oil gets separated from the rasam and then add 2tbspn of roasted sesame seed powder and boil it for 2 mins and add the cilantro before turning off.