Haagalkayi Gojju | Bitter Gourd Gojju | Gojju Recipes
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Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4 people or 1 bowl
 
Bitter, tangy, spicy and very tasty, haagalkayi gojju
Ingredients
  • 1-2 tender bitter gourd
For Masala:
  • 1½ Tbsp urad dal
  • ½ Tbsp sesame seeds/yellu/til
  • 2-3 dry red chillies (byadagi preferably)
  • A pinch of hing (crystal hing)
  • ¼ Cup desiccated coconut
For Tadka:
  • 1 Tbsp coconut oil/cooking oil
  • ½ Tsp mustard
  • 1 broken dry red chilli
  • ½ Tsp urad dal
  • Few curry leaves
For Gravy:
  • 1 Tbsp tamarind extract/1 Tsp tamarind paste
  • 1 piece jaggery/gur/bella
  • ¼ Cup water or as required to adjust consistency
  • Salt to taste
Method
  1. Peel and finely chop bitter gourd
  2. Gather all masala ingredients. Heat a pan
  3. Fry masala ingredients till dal turns light golden
  4. Switch off flame and add desiccated coconut. Mix and let it cooled
  5. Heat oil in a separate pan, add mustard and let it splutter
  6. Drop in broken red chilli
  7. Add urad dal and fry till dal turns golden
  8. Next add chopped bitter gourd and curry leaves. Saute
  9. Meanwhile, grind masala ingredients into a paste with little water
  10. Once bitter gourd cooks and changes colour, add jaggery and tamarind
  11. Add ground masala paste
  12. Pour in water to adjust consistency
  13. Sprinkle salt and let it cook
  14. Once it thickens, turn off heat
  15. Serve hot with chapathi/roti
Notes
Ensure to use tender bitter gourd. If it is old and not fresh it will have hard seeds and will be very bitter and dry

Use coconut oil is available. Adds to the taste

Adjust spice as preferred
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/haagalkayi-gojju/