Bitter gourd stuffed

Ingredients:

Bitter gourd (karela) - 4 (preferably small size)
Coconut - 1cup
Pepper - 1tbsp
Channa dal - 3tbsp
Red chillies - 6-10 (depends on your taste)
Roasted channa dal - 2tbsp
Urad dal - 2tbsp
Sesame seeds - 1tbsp
Curry leaves
Tamarind - lemon size
Oil to shallow fry
Salt to taste.

Method:

For the Stuffing:

In a pan, dry roast the coconut and keep aside
In the same pan add pepper, channa dal, red chillies and dry roast them.
Add little roasted channa dal (pottukadalai), urad dal, sesame seeds, curry leaves and fry well.
Add turmeric powder. Allow it to cool.
Then grind them into powder and add salt, dry roasted coconut.
Optional: you can add little jaggery/sugar
Mix them well.
Add tamarind pulp and make the mixture like a dough.

Method to stuff the bitter gourds:

Take the bitter gourds and scrape the skin.
Cut it top to bottom on one side and remove the seeds.
Stuff the above mix.

Add oil in the pan.
put the stuffed bitter gourds in the pan and cook in medium flame for 20-25 mins.
keep changing the sides so that its cooked fully.
Till you get crispy look keep frying them. Then add salt and red chilli powder on top and cooked fully on all sides.
Switch off the flame and close the pan for few minutes so that it gets cooled down little bit.

Enjoy the taste!