Bitter Melon Tomato Curry

Overview
Bitter melon with tomatoes and coconut milk with a touch of vinegar for the sour taste adds a very distinctive flavor to this dish. This dish has combination of different flavors - the bitter taste from melons combined with the sweet taste from coconut milk, sour taste from tomatoes and vinegar  and the spicy taste from chillies.

Bitter Melon Tomato Curry

Ingredients
Bitter melon - 3 medium size cut into 2 inch thin slices
Red Onion - 2 medium thin sliced
Plum tomatoes - 3 thick long slices
Ginger 2 inch pieces - thin sliced
Green chilly - 4 - 6
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
Red chilly powder - 1 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander powder - 2 teaspoon
Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Fresh thick coconut milk - 1 cup
White Vinegar - 2 teaspoon
Salt to taste

To Garnish
Red onion 1/2 thin sliced
Curry leaves one sprig
Olive oil - 3 tablespoons

Steps
1. Marinate the sliced bitter melon slices with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder and keep aside for 10 - 15 minutes.
2. Squeeze out the water from the bitter melon and add to a pan. To this add  sliced red onions, ginger green chilly, curry leaves, 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander powder , salt and 1/2 cup water cover lid and cook on low flame till the bitter melon is cooked and tender.
3. Add the coconut milk and tomato slices to this and bring to boil. Add 2 teaspoon while vinegar and salt if needed. Turn off heat.
4. In another pan heat oil. When the oil gets hot add the thin sliced onions. When the oil gets golden brown and the curry leaves and fry. Turn off heat and pour this over the prepared curry

Serve hot with plain rice or any Indian bread.