Ingredients

• bitter gourd - 1/4kg
• long beans (cow peas) - 1/4kg
• sour green mango 1 small
• jaggery powder or brown sugar - 1 tbsp
• oil - 4 tbsp
• dried red chillies 7 to 8
• black gram (Urad) Dal - 1 tbsp
• coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
• grated coconut - one and a half cup
• mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• curry leaves few
• salt to taste

How to Make Bitter Gourd and Green Mango Gassi

• Cut the bitter gourd into 1 cm thick slices.
• Cut long beans into 3 cm long pieces.
• Cut green mango into thick slices.
• Combine bitter gourd and beans together.
• Add about one and a half cup of water and simmer till half cooked.
• Add mango slices and cook till all the vegetables are soft.
• Add salt and jaggery.
• Simmer for 2 more minutes.
• Heat 2 tsp of oil in a small fry pan.
• Roast red chillies in it and remove.
• Add the Dal and coriander seeds to the oil in the pan and roast till they are brown.
• Grind grated coconut with red chillies to a smooth paste.
• Add the Dal and coriander seeds and grind till they are reduced to semolina like consistency.
• Add the ground mixture to the cooked vegetables. Add enough water to form creamy gravy.
• Simmer for 3 minutes and remove from fire.
• Heat remaining oil in the small fry pan, add mustard seeds.
• When they splutter, add curry leaves.
• Add this oil to the Gassi. Serve with steamed rice.