Bitter guard is one of the rare vegetable which grace the tale with its tasty pickles. However it being one of the vegetables bearing all the goodness of health there are people who prefer it with pickled from rather than its usual bitterness on it.
Ingredients :
Sesame : 3 - 4 tablespoon
salt : as per the taste
Red chili powder : one tablespoon
Chuk [concentrated acidic fruit juice] : one teaspoon
Fenugreek : 1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric : 1/4 teaspoon
Mustard oil : one tablespoon
How to convert all the ingredients into pickles ?
- Cut bitter gourd in long size
- Make small pieces of it two inch long and .5 cm
- Boil it for 10 15 minutes
- Drain the water and keep it aside
- Take a bowl and put all the ingredients and mix it with half cup water toasted and grinded sesame. Put that also in the bowl.
- Take a pan and keep it over gas to heat and put oil on it
- Put fenugreek on hot oil so that to make it black.
- Put the bitter guard in the pan and toss it a little bit
- Put all the mixed ingredient on it and stir well
- Cook it for 5-7 minutes. Let it cool before you serve.
Now, your pickle is ready.
The recipe is shared by Ramina Bajracharya. She is a fashion designer, a mother, a housewife and food lover herself. She belongs to Newar community, who are well known for their culinary art as they have mastered the art to tease the taste buds of gourmet.
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