Bitter Gourd Dry Curry

Overview
This is another side dish you can make with Bitter Gourd. This goes well with Rice and Chapatti's.  You can just the amount of crushed pepper used to your taste. Many vegetables in Kerala are cooked this way as side dishes. Common vegetables that can be cooked this way are - Green beans, Okra, Long beans, Raw plantains etc. This is a simple any easy way to make a vegetable side dish.

Ingredients
Bitter Gourd 4 - 5 medium size ones
Red onions - 1 medium size one
Crushed Red pepper - 1 teaspoon
Garlic - 4 cloves
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
Salt to taste
Turmeric
1/2 teaspoon
Oil about 3 Tablespoons

Steps
1. Wash the Bitter Gourd and cut length wise. Remove seeds and cut Crescent shaped or  into match stick shaped pieces. Add 1 teaspoon salt and half of the turmeric to this and mix well and keep aside for about 30 minutes. Squeeze out the water from the Butter gourd and keep aside. This is to remove some of the bitterness.
2.  Heat oil in heavy bottom pan and add the Onions and Garlic cut into thin slices length wise. Saute till the onions are slightly brown. Add renaming turmeric and Crushed red pepper flakes and mix well for few more minute. Add the curry leaves and saute till they become crisp.
3. Add the Squeezed Bitter gourd to this mix well and cover with lid and cook on low heat for about 20 minutes. Check after 10 minutes and stir. Remove the lid and  stir it for about another ten minutes till the curry is dry.
Serve as a side dish with Chapati or rice.