Karawila Sambol

• 400 g (14 oz) bitter gourd (about 3 medium gourds)
• ½

Wash the bitter gourd, top and tail it and cut it into thin round slices. Remove the fibres and seeds from the centre.

Fill a medium saucepan with cold water and add a large pinch of salt. Tip the gourd slices into the salt water, swirl them around, then take out a handful of slices at a time, squeezing out the water and putting them in a large flat dish as you go. This helps to reduce