Bitter gourd vathal

Ingredients:

• 1 kg bitter gourd
• ½ sp. Turmeric powder (optional)
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Wash and cut bitter gourd as thick slices.
• In a big pan put the slices and pour water, salt and turmeric powder.
• Allow the bitter gourd slices to cook with out mashing them.
• Remove from the fire and drain.
• Use the drained water as soup, by adding black pepper on it.
• Dry them till crispy in sun light.
• Keep them in an air tight container.
• Fry them and use them as Vathal or you can crush the fired ones, mix and eat with ghee and rice.
• Good for sugar patients.