Easy Raw bitter melon salad

Ugly looking bitter melon or balsam pear is also bitter in taste as its name. You can make a delicious dish raw bitter melon salad regardless of the variety of bitter melon. Shorter variety is more bitter than the long variety. Today I am going to use the shorter variety to make a raw salad. which is lovely to consume.

Easy Raw bitter melon salad 

Short variety bitter melon sliced 

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                              Easy Raw Bitter melon salad

Preparation time:  30 minutes

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Serves : 3

Raw bitter melon salad 

1. Soak the chopped 150 grms finely chopped bitter melon pieces in water with 1 tablespoon of salt for about half an hour.After that drain and squeeze the bitter melon pieces with both of your hands. Rinse to remove salt.

Bitter melon, onion,
 green chili and lime

2. Mix bitter melon, 1 onion
 chopped very finely and 1 green chilli
 chopped fine in a large bowl.

3. Add 1 tablespoon of lime juice (Kasturi lime here) or  lemon juice and 1 teaspoon salt.

4. Try to use your hands wearing a glove to mix.
That is all there is to it.

Serve with rice or bread. 

                   Recipe follows in detail with pictures.


Preparation time:  30 minutes

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Serves : 3

This is a raw bitter melon salad. You will be taken by surprise if you try out this recipe. This has only 5 ingredients. When I made this salad there was no trace of bitterness. It was very delicious. I used shorter and longer variety of bitter melon in equal proportions. I have kept the ingredients list to the barest minimum to make it easy and simple to prepare yet not loosing the taste of the salad. you have to try it to believe it.It is a must. This is a great recipe for people with diabetes.

Bitter melon, onion,
 green chili and lime

Ingredients

Main 

150 grams of bitter melon chopped finely.

Others

1 onion chopped finely

1 green chilli chopped fine

1 tablespoon of lime juice (Kasturi lime here)

1 teaspoon of salt

Method 

1. Soak the chopped bitter melon pieces in water with 1 tablespoon of salt for about half an hour.After that drain and squeeze the bitter melon pieces with both of your hands. Rinse to remove salt.

2. Mix bitter melon, onion and green chilli in a large bowl.

3. Add lemon juice and salt.

4. Try to use your hands wearing a glove to mix.

That is all there is to it.

Serve with rice or bread.