Bharwa Karela
- 2
- 15
- 10min
- 30min
An interesting dish made with bitter gourd, spiced up with onion, tomatoes and much more.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Cooking Steps
Cooking Steps
Step 1 :
Scrape the skin of bitter gourd using a peeler and slit it at the center, cutting it into halves.
Step 2 :
Place the bitter gourd into a bowl and sprinkle salt and rub it well. Rest it for 30 minutes.
Step 3 :
Prepare the masala by roasting coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds and fenugreek seeds. Dry roast until it turns aromatic.
Step 4 :
Allow it to cool down and transfer it into a blender and make fine powder.
Step 5 :
In a kadai, heat 3 tsp oil and a pinch of hing.
Step 6 :
Saute chopped onion until it turns translucent. Add ginger garlic paste, chopped tomatoes and saute it well.
Step 7 :
Add in the scraped skin and seeds of the bitter gourd and saute it well until it is cooked completely.
Step 8 :
Now, add prepared masala to it. Saute until the spices turn aromatic. Add in 2 tbsp water and mix until the stuffing turns moist.
Step 9 :
Clean off the karela completely, and stuff the prepared stuffing into it.
Step 10 :
Tie the karela with a piece of thread to prevent the stuffing from falling out while frying.
Step 11 :
Heat 2 tbsp oil and add a pinch hing. Add in the stuffed karela and roast for 5 minutes.
Step 12 :
Cover and simmer for 20 minutes turning it occasionally. Cook until the karela is cooked entirely without burning it. Serve it hot!
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Bharwa Karela
- Serving is calculated as per the quantity mentioned in the recipe.
- Increase in servings might impact the cooking time. Please refer to the recipe for serving and time to cook details.
- Serving is calculated as per the quantity mentioned in the recipe.
- Increase in servings might impact the cooking time. Please refer to the recipe for serving and time to cook details.
- Serving is calculated as per the quantity mentioned in the recipe.
- Increase in servings might impact the cooking time. Please refer to the recipe for serving and time to cook details.
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