Swaadista

Bitter gourd is the one vegetable I dreaded earlier but is very dear to me now, lol. Although it tastes extremely bitter, various studies have shown that its a highly beneficial vegetable if consumed regularly.

Being on a journey of eating better every day, my husband and I try to include a variety of vegetables and greens in our diet, and bittergourd is always on our bi-weekly grocery list. We usually eat it as a curry, either with chapatis/rotis or as a side dish with rice and plain dal/rasam.

Bitter gourd curry/stir-fry or Hagalkayi Palya(in Kannada) has a lot of flavors going in it – bitter, sweet, spicy, and tangy. However, the bitterness of the vegetable overpowers the others. So including ingredients like tamarind and jaggery helps to curb this bitterness to a certain extent and makes it so tasty.

I hope you try this recipe and enjoy!