Bitter Guard Fry

I love bitter guard. This is a Indian delicacy which can be cooked as a curry and also as a fry.According to Aurveda, the bitter Guard is good to stabilize the blood sugar levels. If you are diabetic, the bitter guard juice can be taken the first thing in the morning to increase the insulin levels in the blood. I can eat it almost every day not as a main curry but as a side item.This weekend I decided to make it, that has all the goodness of indian spices combined with pieces of bitter guard and garnished with coriander! Now do I have your attention? You can try it for yourself and see!


Ingredients
Bitter Guard - 6 pieces ( cut each into 1 inch cubes)
Ground Nut Oil or Any oil of your choice for frying -- 1/4 liter
Ground Nut seeds - 100 grms
Sesame seeds - 100 grms
Dry red chillis -- 25 grms
Turmeric powder -- 1/2 tsp
Dhania powder (dry coriander powder) - 1 tsp
Kasuri methi (dry fenugreek leaves) -- 1/2 tsp
Fresh coriander - chopped for garnish
Salt -- to taste

Method

Take bitter guard, cut each of them into 1 inch pieces, add water till all the pieces are coverd boil it in medium heat ,add 1 tsp of salt to the boiling water.Boil until the pieces are tender ( about 5-10 minutes). Decant water sqeeze the water out of the pieces and set the pieces aside.
Take another dry pan, add ground nut seeds and sesame seeds ,fry them until they are done. Grind them , and set the powder aside.
Take dry chillies in the same pan, add methi seeds, fry them until they are done, add dhania powder,turmeric powder and grind everything , set it aside.

Take another pan, add oil to the pan, heat it. Add the bitter guard pieces and fry them till they are brown. Remove the pieces, add the powders and fry the red chilli powder and groundnut,sesame seed powders in the oil. Add all the bitter guard pieces to the powder , mix all of them together. Add salt to taste. Then add coriander leaves to garnish.

There ! Enjoy it as a side dish with your favourite curry.