Bittergourd Sambol

Ingredients
A packet of dried bitterguord
11/2 teaspoons  of maldive fish
1 large red onion sliced
1 green chilly sliced
1 tomato chopped
A little turmeric powder ( 1/2 teaspoon).
Oil for frying
Lemom/lime juice
Salt to taste

Method
Soak  the guord for 1/2 hour.( add the turmeric when you soak).Rinse well.Heat oil and fry the bitter guord till golden.Remove from heat and set aside.
Heat a tablespoon of oil in another pan and add all the ingredients except the guord and lemon juice and cook till tender.Lastly add the gourds and squeeze in the juice of  a lemon. 

Fry the dried  bitterguord 

Eating Out

My children  are  still  on holiday and last evening my daughter was complaining she was bored  being at home.I guess she found my cooking a bit boring too.So we decided to chill out and have an early dinner.Eating out once in a way is fine but we usually get stuck when ordering something for our vegetarian daughter.Surprisingly there was a vegetable item she liked at the restaurant we had gone to.

Hot and Sizzling -sauteed mushrooms, broccoli,onions and peppers served with a cup of chilly beans


The rest decided to taste something crispy,spicy  and  with some tangy flavours

The Sons about to indulge into a fruity grenadine  with a mixture of orange and pineapple