Bittergourd & Egg Fry

Description

Bittergourd & egg fry

Paavakkai & muttai curry…it's really a tasty curry.

Bittermelon & Egg curry/Fry

Ingredients
2 no Bittergourd(cut into thin slices)
1 Onion medium ( chopped finely)
½ Tomato (chopped)
1 no Green chili(chopped)
6 no Curry leaves
1 no Egg
½ tsp Mustard and urad
½ tsp Aniseeds(sombu)
½ tsp Chili powder
¼ tsp Turmeric powder
4 stks Cilantro for garnishing
4 tsp Oil
Salt(as per taste)

Instructions

Bittergourd fry

Cut the bittergourd into thin round slices. Chop the onion, tomato and g. chilli.

Heat 1 tsp oil in kadai. Add mustard & urad, allow to splutter. Then add aniseeds, g.chili and curry leaves, fry for 1 minute. When you get aroma add onion & fry till it changes to pale brown. Now add tomato, bittergourd, turmeric powder and salt. Fry till the tomato becomes soft. Add 1tsp oil and close with lid. Keep in medium heat, let it to cook for sometime(8 to 10 minutes). Mix the curry occasionally. When the bittergourd cooked once, add chilli powder & 2 tsp oil. Fry till the curry turns to dark brown and roast. If you don't want to add egg remove from the heat and garnish with cilantro.

If you want to add egg : When the curry turns to dark brown, break the egg and add in the curry, keep the heat in medium high. Mix the curry with egg. Fry till the egg mixes with curry. Switch off and garnish with cilantro.

Bittergourd & egg fry

Serve with white rice,sambar rice, rasam or curd rice.

Notes

Egg is purely optional.

Source

My Mom’s Friend

Comments

9 responses to “Bittergourd & Egg Fry”

  1. kaviarun Avatar
    kaviarun

    Thanks Divya & Sadhana.

  2. Sadhanaraveen Avatar
    Sadhanaraveen

    Wow!! good one!!! Wonderful presentation Kavi!!!

    Sadhana Raveen

  3. M Divya Avatar
    M Divya

    recipe sounds intresting……
    Divya Mubarak

  4. S.Priya Avatar
    S.Priya

    Kavi,superb curry..looks too good…instead of egg,next time shrimps use panni paarunga..semaiya irrukum..thats my version of bittergourd curry..

    1. kaviarun Avatar
      kaviarun

      Thanks Priya, will try ur version next time.

  5. abhimuthu Avatar
    abhimuthu

    Kavi,
    I love bittergourd even though it is bitter. As Cappu said it is creative to add egg to bittergourd.. Thanks. Your picture makes me hungry during lunch time.

    1. kaviarun Avatar
      kaviarun

      Thanks abhi.

  6. Cappuccino Avatar
    Cappuccino

    wow !! kavi, i like pavakkai sambar, fry…i like everything in pavakkai. Your receipe sounds good and the combo is creative…Thanx for sharing

    Have a great day

    1. kaviarun Avatar
      kaviarun

      Thanks Cappu, try it, sure u'll like.