Bitter gourd & kaju

Cashew and bitter gourd vegetable
When you hear the name of bitter gourd, you feel its bitter taste, but if it is prepared in the right way, it does not taste bitter at all. Bitter gourd is full of many nutrients and properties necessary for health, so it is very important to include bitter gourd in your diet, but it is very important to keep some things in mind, so after eating bitter gourd, we should not consume milk, ladyfinger, mango, radish and curd because it is very harmful. It contains many properties like vitamins, minerals and fiber. Bitter gourd vegetable is prepared in many ways, but if you prepare and eat cashew bitter gourd vegetable once, then it will really be your favorite vegetable.
Ingredients: -

1. Bitter gourd - 250 grams

2. Salt - 1 tsp

3. Lemon - 2

4. Cashew - 1/2 cup

5. Oil - for frying

6. Cumin - 1 tsp

7. Asafoetida- 1/4 tsp

8. Sesame seeds- 2 tsp

9. Dry coconut- 2 tsp

10. Red chilli powder- 1.5 tsp

11 Turmeric 1/2 tsp

1. Coriander powder- 2 tsp

2. Jaggery- 1 tsp

3. Garam masala- 1 tsp

Method :- Firstly, cut the bitter gourd

from front and back and peel it gently.

Cut it into pieces

If bitter gourd has thick seeds then remove them

Now add 1 teaspoon salt

And add juice of 1 lemon

Mix it well and leave it for 30 minutes (you can also add vinegar instead of lemon) Then squeeze the bitter gourd to remove all its bitter water and wash it 3-4 times with plain water

And squeeze out all the water from the bitter gourd

Heat oil in a pan

Put 1/2 cup cashews in it

Fry After that, take it out

After that, add bitter gourd and fry it for 3-4 minutes.

Now, add cumin seeds, asafoetida, sesame seeds and dry coconut powder in the remaining oil and fry it well.

Then add all the dry spices (red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala) and cook

Then add bitter gourd

and cashew nuts

Add it and mix it well

Cover it and let it cook on low flame for 2-3 minutes

Now add 1 spoon of jaggery and mix it

And turn off the gas and add the juice of 1 lemon at last and mix it well

Cashew bitter gourd vegetable will be ready

This vegetable It will last for 3-4 days as it does not contain water. This is a pure Jain dish.

Kaju Bitter Gourd Sabzi is very tasty when it is spicy and sweet.

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