{"id":588,"date":"2020-10-25T07:55:10","date_gmt":"2020-10-25T07:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/t1buddies.com\/index.php\/recipes\/bitter-gourd-%e0%ae%aa%e0%ae%be%e0%ae%95%e0%ae%b1%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%95%e0%ae%be%e0%ae%af%e0%af%8d-masala\/"},"modified":"2020-11-09T15:36:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T15:36:48","slug":"bitter-gourd-masala","status":"publish","type":"cp_recipe","link":"http:\/\/t1buddies.com\/index.php\/recipes\/bitter-gourd-masala\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitter Gourd Masala"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bitter gourd (\u0baa\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd) is believed to help control the blood sugar levels (BGL). It goes well with both rice and Chappathi. It can also be filled in a wrap and have it as a quick snack <\/h2>\n

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1<\/span> <\/span> Big size bitter gourd<\/span>Look for light green one. Cut in to half and remove all the seeds inside. Then cut in to small pieces.<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> <\/span> Onion<\/span>Medium size, cut it in to small pieces.<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> <\/span> Tomatoes<\/span>Cut in to small pieces<\/span><\/div>\n
8<\/span> <\/span> Garlic cloves <\/span>Peel off the skin & chop it finely<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> tsp<\/span> Salt <\/span>Add salt according to your taste<\/span><\/div>\n
1.50<\/span> tsp<\/span> Chilli powder <\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> tsp<\/span> Turmeric powder <\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> tbsp<\/span> Sesame oil <\/span>You can use any oil of your choice. Make it less or more accordingly<\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> tsp<\/span> Mustard seeds <\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> tsp<\/span> Cumin seeds <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Directions<\/h3>\n
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Heat the oil in a pan. Add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds to it. <\/p>\n

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After hearing the cracking sound of mustard seeds in oil, then add the onions and garlic to it. After it turns to light brown color, add the tomatoes. Mix it well until it becomes a gravy. Then add the bitter gourd pieces to it. <\/p>\n

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Saut\u00e9 all of them together for few minutes and add the turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mix all for few more minutes until the masala blends with bitter gourd pieces. Add 100 ml of water and allow the bitter gourd to cook well. Then remove the pan from the stove and it\u2019s ready to serve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","recipe_category":[23,25],"class_list":["post-588","cp_recipe","type-cp_recipe","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cp_recipe_category-low-carb","cp_recipe_category-lunch-dinner","cp_recipe_cuisine-indian","cp_recipe_diet-diabetic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/t1buddies.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe\/588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/t1buddies.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/t1buddies.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cp_recipe"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/t1buddies.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/t1buddies.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=588"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/t1buddies.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/t1buddies.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cp_recipe_category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/t1buddies.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe_category?post=588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}