Hagalakai Gojju | Bitter Gourd Gojju without coconut | Karnataka Recipes

Ingredients:

3 to 4 bitter gourd/hagalakayi or around 2 cups of cut /chopped hagalakayi wash and chop the hagalakayi .

2 to 2.5 tbsp oil

½ tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp split black gram/urad dal wash and soak big lemon size tamarind in water

⅓ cup powdered jaggery around

1 tbsp salt

2 tbsp saarina pudi/rasam powder

½ tbsp red chilli powder around 1 cup water( for soaking the tamarind and for gojju)

½ tsp turmeric powder few curry leaves

Method:

Heat the oil in thick bottom pan on medium low heat, once hot add mustard seeds, after it pops add urad dal.

After the dals turn golden brown add chopped hagalakayi, fry it on low heat until they are tender.

After around 8 to 10 minutes, add turmeric powder, curry leaves Let it boil for 1 to 2 minutes, then add rasam powder, chilli powder. mix it well , add enough water to get the gojju consistency and let it boil for another 5 to 6 minutes on low heat Gojju is ready now. Turn off the heat.

You can add roasted sesame seeds as well,