Name: Kakarakaya fry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 to 4
Ingredients: 250 grams karela ( / bitter gourd/ kakarakayalu); 1 ½ to 2 tablespoons Oil; ¼ teaspoon salt (as needed); 1 tablespoons garlic ( chopped); 50 grams jaggery (or palm jaggery/karupatti (about 2 to 3 tbsps)); 3 to 4 tablespoons copra (or dried coconut or desiccated coconut); 1 tbsp Tamarind (or 1 to 2 tbsps curd or yogurt (refer notes)); 1 sprig curry leaves; 1 Pinch hing (or asafoetida); ½ teaspoon cumin (or jeera); 1/8 teaspoon Turmeric; 1 to 1 ½ teaspoon red chili powder ((I used 2 tsps)); 1 tablespoon coriander powder (or daniya powder)