Bitter Gourd Curry

Ingredients
Bitter Gourd: 2 cups (sliced thin into 3 inch long strips)
Onion: 1 cup (thinly sliced)
Coriander powder: 1 tsp
Red chili powder: ½ tsp
Turmeric Powder: ¼ tsp
Dry mango powder: ¼ tsp
Garam masala powder: ¼ tsp
Fenugreek seeds: ¼ tsp
Salt: To taste
Oil: 3-4 tsp

Bitter gourd curry

Method
Heat oil in a non-stick pan and add fenugreek seeds. Add coriander, chili, turmeric powder and cook for 30 seconds. Add bitter gourd and salt. Cover and cook for about 10 minutes by stirring once in a while. Once the bitter gourd is half done, add the onion and cook till onion is golden brown. Add garam masala and mango powder and stir well. Serve hot with roti.

Mango Rice

Ingredients
Rice: ½ kg

Raw mangoes: 2
Grated coconut: 1 cup
Oil: 5-6 tsp
Mustard: 3-4 tsp
Bengal gram: 2 tsp
Urad dal: 2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds: 2 tsp
Ground nut: 5-6 tsp
Red chillies: 10-12
Curry leaves: 4-5 springs
Turmeric: ½ tsp
Coriander leaves: 2-3 tsp
Asafoetida: A pinch
Salt: To taste

Method
Cook the rice and allow it to cool by spreading it out on a plate. Once it has cooled, add salt and two tablespoons of oil to the rice. Grate the mango and grind it with coconut, two tablespoons of mustard and 10 red chillies and keep the paste aside. Heat the remaining oil and add mustard, urad dal, groundnut, hing, curry leaves and two red chillies. Add turmeric and sauté well. Add the grinded mango paste and stir fry for 2-3 minutes and add coriander leaves after removing from the flame. Add the mixture on the rice and mix it well. Dry roast fenugreek seeds and crush well before sprinkling it on top of the rice before serving.