Health benefits of Bitter Gourd

Specially , I like to eat bitter gourd chips, it is very crunchy and tasty.
Juice of bitter gourd is very healthiest. It is good for stomach. It is also good for piles and blood purification.

Specially , I like to eat bitter gourd chips, it is very crunchy and tasty.
Juice of bitter gourd is very healthiest. It is good for stomach. It is also good for piles and blood purification.

This is true. it also helps in curing the skin diseases or skin allergy. It is good for the patients of jaundice and typhoid.

Specially , I like to eat bitter gourd chips, it is very crunchy and tasty.
Juice of bitter gourd is very healthiest. It is good for stomach. It is also good for piles and blood purification.

This is true. it also helps in curing the skin diseases or skin allergy. It is good for the patients of jaundice and typhoid.

Bitter gourd is also dried in the skin after being cut into slices and mixed with salt and turmeric. Once it dries until it becomes completely dry it can be stored and fried as and when it is needed..

Bitter gourd or Hagal kai in Kannada is very popular but not liked by many because of the bitter taste.However, it is packed with nutrients and is recommended by Ayurvedic doctors for Diabetics since it helps control the sugar levells. There are innumerable dishes and pickles made with this Hagalkai which is one of my favorite vegetables...


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In some cultures,it is known to purify blood. Avoiding skin infections .

Bitter gourd or Hagal kai in Kannada is very popular but not liked by many because of the bitter taste.However, it is packed with nutrients and is recommended by Ayurvedic doctors for Diabetics since it helps control the sugar levells. There are innumerable dishes and pickles made with this Hagalkai which is one of my favorite vegetables...


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In some cultures,it is known to purify blood. Avoiding skin infections .

What has culture got to do with health? Please post as per need of the topic. Thanks.

similar to his name it is bitter in taste, but it has many benefits as it purify bloods and prevents pimples....

Bitter gourd or Hagal kai in Kannada is very popular but not liked by many because of the bitter taste.However, it is packed with nutrients and is recommended by Ayurvedic doctors for Diabetics since it helps control the sugar levells. There are innumerable dishes and pickles made with this Hagalkai which is one of my favorite vegetables...


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In some cultures,it is known to purify blood. Avoiding skin infections .

What has culture got to do with health? Please post as per need of the topic. Thanks.

LOL, it purifies blood in every culture since it is good for diabetics...

With finely chopped bitter gourd and grated coconut we make a chutney. In local language, it's known as, " kakaraKai  Pachchadi. Beaten curd is added to lessen its bitterness. It's my family's favorite.

With finely chopped bitter gourd and grated coconut we make a chutney. In local language, it's known as, " kakaraKai  Pachchadi. Beaten curd is added to lessen its bitterness. It's my family's favorite.

Sounds lovely ! :) I will try it out ! I guess you need to add some chillies,tamarind and salt as well....Eating it raw is really good !

With finely chopped bitter gourd and grated coconut we make a chutney. In local language, it's known as, " kakaraKai  Pachchadi. Beaten curd is added to lessen its bitterness. It's my family's favorite.

Sounds lovely ! :) I will try it out ! I guess you need to add some chillies,tamarind and salt as well....Eating it raw is really good !

Yes. I gave you basic materials. Tamarind, chillies and salt are to be added. I'll give you full details after talking with my Biwi.

Well, I never liked Bitter Ground because of it's taste, but I eat it regularly!

Well, I never liked Bitter Ground because of it's taste, but I eat it regularly!

Whether you like it or not, you are eating Bitter gourd. That's better than not eating at all. Because you are eating it regularly, you will certainly be benefited by its nutritional and medicinal properties.

Stuffed botter gourd is very tasty, it can be stuffed with either peanut masala , mashed spiced potatoes or even mince meat and it tastes great...Bitter gourd can be made into pickles as well which is also very tasty !

Stuffed botter gourd is very tasty, it can be stuffed with either peanut masala , mashed spiced potatoes or even mince meat and it tastes great...Bitter gourd can be made into pickles as well which is also very tasty !

Bitter gourd pickles is something new for me.
Here is the method to prepare bitter gourd. Pachchadi.
My wife noted this preparation from a website . She has forgotten the name of the site. She adds tamarind also

Ingredients

3/4 cup Finely chopped bitter gourd
1/2 cup Finely chopped red onion
3/4 cup Grated coconut
1 tablespoon Chopped green chili
3 tablespoon Cooking oil
1 1/2 teaspoon Mustard
1 teaspoon Black gram/Urad dal
1 teaspoon Raw rice
1/2 teaspoon Jeera/Cumin
7-8 Curry leaves
1/2 cup Water
1 1/4 cup Beaten curd
Salt to taste
Directions
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan and stir fry chopped bitter gourd and onion. Set aside. Beat grated coconut and chopped green chilies in a mixer to blend well.
Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a pan. Add mustard and let splutter. Then add black gram, raw rice, Jeera and curry leaves. Stir for half a minute. Add the coconut-chili mixture to it and stir for 1-2 minutes until a fine coconutty aroma starts coming.
Then add the bitter gourd- onion mixture, pour water and let cook. When water starts boiling add beaten curd and salt, stir well and turn off the flame. Serve with steamed rice.

Stuffed botter gourd is very tasty, it can be stuffed with either peanut masala , mashed spiced potatoes or even mince meat and it tastes great...Bitter gourd can be made into pickles as well which is also very tasty !

Bitter gourd pickles is something new for me.
Here is the method to prepare bitter gourd. Pachchadi.
My wife noted this preparation from a website . She has forgotten the name of the site. She adds tamarind also

Ingredients

3/4 cup Finely chopped bitter gourd
1/2 cup Finely chopped red onion
3/4 cup Grated coconut
1 tablespoon Chopped green chili
3 tablespoon Cooking oil
1 1/2 teaspoon Mustard
1 teaspoon Black gram/Urad dal
1 teaspoon Raw rice
1/2 teaspoon Jeera/Cumin
7-8 Curry leaves
1/2 cup Water
1 1/4 cup Beaten curd
Salt to taste
Directions
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan and stir fry chopped bitter gourd and onion. Set aside. Beat grated coconut and chopped green chilies in a mixer to blend well.
Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a pan. Add mustard and let splutter. Then add black gram, raw rice, Jeera and curry leaves. Stir for half a minute. Add the coconut-chili mixture to it and stir for 1-2 minutes until a fine coconutty aroma starts coming.
Then add the bitter gourd- onion mixture, pour water and let cook. When water starts boiling add beaten curd and salt, stir well and turn off the flame. Serve with steamed rice.

I can see that the recipe is mouth watering , will definitely try it out ! Thanks a lot :)

Stuffed botter gourd is very tasty, it can be stuffed with either peanut masala , mashed spiced potatoes or even mince meat and it tastes great...Bitter gourd can be made into pickles as well which is also very tasty !

Bitter gourd pickles is something new for me.
Here is the method to prepare bitter gourd. Pachchadi.
My wife noted this preparation from a website . She has forgotten the name of the site. She adds tamarind also

Ingredients

3/4 cup Finely chopped bitter gourd
1/2 cup Finely chopped red onion
3/4 cup Grated coconut
1 tablespoon Chopped green chili
3 tablespoon Cooking oil
1 1/2 teaspoon Mustard
1 teaspoon Black gram/Urad dal
1 teaspoon Raw rice
1/2 teaspoon Jeera/Cumin
7-8 Curry leaves
1/2 cup Water
1 1/4 cup Beaten curd
Salt to taste
Directions
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan and stir fry chopped bitter gourd and onion. Set aside. Beat grated coconut and chopped green chilies in a mixer to blend well.
Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a pan. Add mustard and let splutter. Then add black gram, raw rice, Jeera and curry leaves. Stir for half a minute. Add the coconut-chili mixture to it and stir for 1-2 minutes until a fine coconutty aroma starts coming.
Then add the bitter gourd- onion mixture, pour water and let cook. When water starts boiling add beaten curd and salt, stir well and turn off the flame. Serve with steamed rice.

I can see that the recipe is mouth watering , will definitely try it out ! Thanks a lot :)

You are welcome. My wife adds a bit of jaggery ocasionally. Other changes also you can consider to suit your taste

Stuffed botter gourd is very tasty, it can be stuffed with either peanut masala , mashed spiced potatoes or even mince meat and it tastes great...Bitter gourd can be made into pickles as well which is also very tasty !

Bitter gourd pickles is something new for me.
Here is the method to prepare bitter gourd. Pachchadi.
My wife noted this preparation from a website . She has forgotten the name of the site. She adds tamarind also

Ingredients

3/4 cup Finely chopped bitter gourd
1/2 cup Finely chopped red onion
3/4 cup Grated coconut
1 tablespoon Chopped green chili
3 tablespoon Cooking oil
1 1/2 teaspoon Mustard
1 teaspoon Black gram/Urad dal
1 teaspoon Raw rice
1/2 teaspoon Jeera/Cumin
7-8 Curry leaves
1/2 cup Water
1 1/4 cup Beaten curd
Salt to taste
Directions
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan and stir fry chopped bitter gourd and onion. Set aside. Beat grated coconut and chopped green chilies in a mixer to blend well.
Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a pan. Add mustard and let splutter. Then add black gram, raw rice, Jeera and curry leaves. Stir for half a minute. Add the coconut-chili mixture to it and stir for 1-2 minutes until a fine coconutty aroma starts coming.
Then add the bitter gourd- onion mixture, pour water and let cook. When water starts boiling add beaten curd and salt, stir well and turn off the flame. Serve with steamed rice.

Wow sir that's great i definitely told my to make it for me......

It is also very easy yo grow bitter gourd at home, one can grow it in pots and since it is a creeper you can trail it along sticks or a compound wall.I have grwon it many times .For those who have no place, it can be grown in a balcony or a terrace.The only requirement is sunlight and water.

It is also very easy yo grow bitter gourd at home, one can grow it in pots and since it is a creeper you can trail it along sticks or a compound wall.I have grwon it many times .For those who have no place, it can be grown in a balcony or a terrace.The only requirement is sunlight and water.

I too have grown bitter gourds at home a number of times but haven't done so for last few years. Now that you mentioned it, I will try again this year.