Braised Pork Ribs and Bitter Gourd in Black Bean Sauce

Bitter Gourd Curry / Pavakkai Masala is a much needed side dish, after all the Christmas cakes and sweets.

Red Bitter-gourd Achar is a classic Kerala style pickle, spicy, with tangy flavors.

Bitter gourd never tasted so much delicious to me. This yogurt based bitter gourd raita is too yummy to hot rice.

This tart, made with 7 ingredients, including soy chorizo, bitter melon, and quail eggs, makes a great brunch item, and conversation piece!

Pavakka theeyal is a traditional Kerala delicacy made with bitter gourd, roasted coconut, spices and tamarind.

A side dish of potato stir fry with bitter gourd peels that is delicious with paratha (Indian flat bread) or with dal and rice.

Try these teasel gourd or kantola fry and have them with rice and curry. Also known as forest bitter gourd.

Stir fried bitter gourd with lentils,an authentic Indian dish. The recipe gives a sweet and tangy twist to the bitter taste of bitter gourd.

Fried Fish and Bitter Gourd in Salted Black Bean Sauce

Kaju Karela is a dry vegetable prepared from Bitter Gourd (Karela) and Cashews (Kaju). This is a very popular recipe from Gujarati Cuisine

Mung Bean, Chickpeas and Bitter Gourd Shoots Soup

Pakarkaai Pitlai (Bitter gourd pitlai) is traditional South Indian rice dish prepared with pavakkai, tamaring extract, toor dal

Bharva Karela Masala is a stuffed dish in which bitter gourd is stuffed with grounded spices and roasted in oil.

A spicy Indian bitter gourd dish, that is served as an accompaniment with rice.

A crispy & tasty bitter gourd stir fry, goes well with rice and sambar.

Try this stuffed bitter-gourd to reap the reward of this unusual gourd.

Deep fried bitter gourd rings – perfect for snacking as such or as a side for rice

Coconut cream gravy flavored with lemon gives an interesting combination of taste, definitely worth trying for all the bitter gourd lovers

A bittergourd and raw mango curry that is a burst of flavor in your mouth with its bitter, sweet, sour and spicy flavors

Bitter Gourd rings simmered in a freshly ground coconut, black pepper and tamarind based gravy

Chips don’t always need to be unhealthy. Try these bitter gourd chips which are perfectly crispy and comparatively healthier.