3 tablespoon of oil
2 tablespoon of sambar powder (recipe is in this blog, or substitute with store bought, store bought sambar powder has more chili, adjust it to taste)
2 tablespoon of lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
The bitter melon are washed and cut. If the seeds are tender they can be used if the seeds are hard or ripe they are discarded.
Heat oil in a pan add bitter melon cover and cook. When the melon is cooked add salt and sambar powder, stir add lemon juice stir and turn the heat off.
Bitter melon as its name states is bitter tasting. It is an acquired taste. Adding lemon juice or tamarind to it reduces its bitterness.
When I was a little kid I used to hate this vegetable, my dad used to get me to eat bitter melon saying "Bitter melon is so good for you that it will make your tummy so tough that if you eat a rock it will get digested".
