White til (sesame, gingerly) • Salt • Chilli powder • Roasted rai methi powder • Turmeric (haldi) • Few pods of garlic • Groundnut oil • Lemon juice • Rai, jeera and methi for tadka
bitter gourd, remove the seeds and the edges and cut to thin rings • small sambar onions- • garlic pods - • curry leaves • Thick tamarind extract- soak a lemon size tamarind or even more (depends on the quality of the tamarind) • Red chilli powder • Gingerly oil • salt • turmeric • coarse coriander powder • crushed fennel seeds with 1/4 teaspoon of fenugreek seeds