Very tasty n spicy pickle that can be eaten with hot rice or as u like. U can add more amount of garlic so as to make bitter gourd-garlic pickle. Both varieties will have ultimate taste.
Wash bitter gourd and cut them into circles. Cut them into thick pieces since they will shrink when deep fried later. Heat oil in a pan. Deep fry bitter gourd pieces. Flip and fry on medium flame till they turn light brown. In the same pan, make tempering for the pickle. Heat pan and add 1 teaspoon mustard seeds. Add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds and fry. Add pieces of 3 dried chillies and fry till they change colour. Add curry leaves and any other tempering seeds if desired. Add 2-3 teaspoons ginger garlic paste and fry. Turn off the stove and let the tempering cool. To previously fried bitter gourd, add 6 teaspoons chilli powder, 5-6 teaspoons salt and 2 teaspoon mustard seed powder. Mix and add juice of 3-4 lemons. Add prepared cold tempering and mix.