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Tuesday, 23 August 2011

Bitter melon with mince

Ingredients
Bitter melon             1/2 kg
Beef minced             1/2 kg
Onions                      2 Large
Tomato                     1 medium
Ginger/garlic paste   1 teaspoon
Green chili                1
Salt                            1 table spoon
Red chili powder      1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder      1/4 teaspoon
Coriander powder     1/4 teaspoon
Oil                             2 tablespoon+to fry
Preparation
Peel off bitter melon, remove the seeds and cut in small pieces

Put in a bowl with salt (excluding just 1 tea spoon to use later) ,
Mix the salt well on pieces
Leave it for one hour
Cut the onions, one should be in small cubes and the other should be in long,thin slices

Wash the bitter melon well to get rid off salt and let it dry

Put these in hot oil to fry
When bitter melon change the colour,add the thin sliced onions in pan
When the onions are soft, add green chilies
When every thing is soft then keep these in strainer to remove excessive oil

Now put 2 table spoon oil in another pan with remaining onions
When the onions are light golden,add red chili powder, turmeric powder,coriander powder and salt in it and stir for 5 minutes
keep adding some drops of water to cook properly
Add mince and cook till the meat changes colour

Now add tomatoes and stir
When it,s dry a bit add 1 cup of water and cover for 10 minutes

When the water is dry, add the bitter melons in pan
Cook till oil leaves the pan
Serve it warm

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