Agarakaya Pulla Bellam ((Kantola Curry)

Agakara kaya is one of a rare vegetable and a great delicacy. You will get this in Vizag in winter mostly. This tastes similar to karela but little less bitter and it is short and round in shape. On the contorary you will get this vegetable any time in the USA in a can:-).
This recipe is 'pulla bellam' means 'sour and sweet' dish with kantola. If you like recipes which are sweet and sour then you can try it.

Ingridients:-
Kantola - 1 can
Tamarind juide - 5 tbspn
Jagerry - 1 small lemon size

1. Cut or slit to half each kantola so that the gravy gets into it while cooking.
2. Take some oil in a pan and add the kantola peices
3. Fry the peices for 5 - 10 mins on low flame till it is almost cooked. Add salt.
4. Now add the tamarind juice and jaggery
5. Close the lid and let the peices cook well in the tamarind and jagery juice.
6. Once cooked add some chillie powder and remove from heat.