Spicy karele

I hated Karela's till i came across this dish by my mom.. it's now one of my favorites :)
you need:
Bitter gourd (karela) - 4 medium
Green raw mango (kairi) - 2 small
fennel seeds (saunf) - 1 tbsp
coriander powder - 1 tbsp
turmeric pd - 1 tsp
red chilli pd - to taste
salt - to taste

How to:
Peel the karela's put a log cut along the length to open up the kaela and rub with salt. Keep for a while. Wash thouroghly.
Mix the remaining ingredients and fil in the cut.
Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add the karelas and close the lid (do not add water). Simmer for 3-4 minutes but remove from flame before the first whislte. Open the lid and cook the karelas till brown on all sides.

Pasta Salad

This one is my all time favorite and loved by people who have tried it. It's a cold salad so very refreshing on a hot day...

Penne pasta - 200g
Onions -2 medium (julienned)
Tomato - 1 medium (julienned - remove seeds as much as possible)
Red/yellow/green capsicum - Mixed 1 cupful (cubed and blanched)
Corn - 1/4th cup (boiled)
Lettuce - few leaves (tear into bite size pieces)
Tomato ketchup - 3tbsp
Mayonnaise - 2 tbsp (or you can add as much as you want depending on the creaminess you want)
oregano - 1 tsp
salt to taste
pepper to taste
red chilli powder to taste

Heat 5 cups of water with 1 tsp salt and a few drops of oil. Add pasta and boil for 10 minutes or till cooked. Drain the water and dip the pasta in ice cold water. Drain this water out as well. Mix rest of the ingredients with the pasta and keep in the fridge to chill. Serve after half an hour or later when the pasta has absorbed the flavors.