Bitter Gourd with Bean sprouts

Its been a long time since I'be posted anything, not that I'm not cooking these days, its just that life had gotten a little busy. Now I'm back to my blogging and with great recipes to share with you all. It was one of those days when you don't know what to cook and there aren't many vegetables on hand. So I opened my refrigerator to find a couple of bittergourds and some sprouts waiting to be eaten. I thought of doing a medley and so here it comes Bitter Gourd and sprouts curry.

Ingredients:
BitterGourd(bitter melon or hagalkayi) - 3, finely chopped
Bean Sprouts - 1 cup, steamed or pressure cook
Onion - 1, finely chopped
Tamarind - 1 lime size, soaked in warm water
Mustard seeds - 1tsp
Cumin powder(jeera powder) - 1 tsp
Green Chillies - 2 Slit lengthwise
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Coriander Powder(Dhaniya powder) - 1/2 tsp
Fresh or dry coconut - 1 tbsp for garnishing
Fresh cilantro for garnish
salt to taste
oil 1 tbsp

Method:
Cut bittermelon into thin slices and apply 1/2 tsp salt and a pinch of turmeric, mix well and cover and keep it aside for about 2 hrs. In the meantime steam or pressure cook sprouts till they get just soft. After two hours squeeze out all the water from the bittermelon and fry them in 1/2 tbsp oil till they get crispy. Take them out of the pan and to the same pan add 1/2 tbsp oil, when hot enough add mustard seeds, green chillies and chopped onions. Fry till the onions turn brown in color, now add bitter melon, steamed sprouts, red chilli powder, jeera powder, dhaniya powder, turmeric powder, salt, and tamarind pulp. Cover and let cook on low flame for about 5 min. Garnish with coconut and fresh cilantro leaves and serve hot with chapatis.