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Bitter gourd with anchovies!

ingredient: bitter gourd   200g, dried anchovy 20g, onion 20g, tomatoes 30g, mixed spices powder 1tbsp, red chilies 2pcs, chopped garlic & ginger 5g, oil 20ml, salt to taste.
cooking method: wash the bitter gourd thoroughly and dice it in small pieces. Heat the frypan with 20ml of olive oil, put the chopped garlic and ginger and also the anchovy and stir fry it until it is golden brown. Thence put the bitter gourd then stir fry it for a while and cover it for few minutes. After it, put the mixed spices powder and salt as to the taste and cook for 5-7 minutes and keep stirring it until it is fully cooked. Now it is ready for the serve and enjoy it!





Prepared/written and posted by TINA L GURUNG/23 july 2009