Mahadeva's Bhaga Sasthra
Ingredients :
| Bitter Gourd | - 12 palam |
|---|---|
| Lemon | - 2 |
| Powdered Salt | - ¼ palam |
| Chilly Powder | - ⅛ palam |
| Turmeric Powder | - ⅛ palam |
| Ghee or Oil | - 1 ½ palam |
| Chilly | - ¼ palam |
| Mustard Seed | - ⅛ palam |
| Black Gram | - ¼ palam |
| Water | - ⅛ padi |
| Powdered Salt | - ¼ palam |
| Karima Powder | - ¼ palam |
| Jaggery or Natural Unrefined Cane Sugar | - ⅛ palam |
| Cooked Pigeon Pea | - 2 spoon |
| Grated Coconut | - 1 ½ palam |
- 1. Remove the stem and edges of the bitter gourd and cut into strips and put it in a lead coated vessel. If the bitter gourd is too ripe then discard the seed. Cut the lemon and extract the juice and mix it with the bitter gourd.
- 2. To that add salt,chilly powder,turmeric powder and gently mix and keep it for 1 hour. The mixture will leave water. After 1 hour squeeze the water out . By doing this we can take out the bitterness from the gourd or take ½ padi water with ½ padi salt and ½ padi tamarind and squeeze it.
- 3. Now boil this mixture and put the bitter gourd and cook it. Then discard the water and rinse the gourd with good water. We can use either of the ways to get rid off the bitterness.
- 4. Take the ghee or oil in a vessel which has not become sticky by frequent cooking and heat it. Then temper with chilly,black gram,mustard seed as described in the recipe. Add the gourd to the tempered mixture and sprinkle some water and close with a lid for 10 minutes.
- 5. In between we should take out the lid and stir the mixture twice. Then add salt,karima powder,jaggery or natural unrefined cane sugar,cooked pigeon pea and mix it nicely and cook for 5 minutes. Then take out from the fire and mix the grated coconut and serve.