Bharwa karela

Name: Bharwa karela
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 gm Bitter Gourd; 8-10 Tsp Poppy Seed Paste; 2 Tsp Turmeric Powder; 4 Tsp Gram Flour; to taste Salt; 1 Tsp Sugar

Tina Chakraborty let's Cook @cook_17667653

Kolkata

Karela is very important for our health. From nourishing hair and skin, to weight management, Karela works wonderful. Recreating bharwa karela in Bengali style.
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Tina Chakraborty let's Cook @cook_17667653

Kolkata

Karela is very important for our health. From nourishing hair and skin, to weight management, Karela works wonderful. Recreating bharwa karela in Bengali style.
#flavour3

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 servings

250 gmBitter Gourd
8-10 TspPoppy Seed Paste
2 TspTurmeric Powder
4 TspGram Flour
to tasteSalt
1 TspSugar

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Cut the bitter gourd horizontally into halves.
2

Clean the seeds. Sprinkle salt and 1 tsp Turmeric powder.
3

Put pan in a oven. Put the bitter gourd pieces. Cover with a lid and cook in low flame.
4

Cook till bitter gourd cubes softens a bit. Transfer them to a plate.
5

Take the poppy seed paste. Add pinch of salt and 1 tsp sugar and pinch of turmeric powder. (Addition of sugar makes the recipe of karela very tasty). Whisk everything.
6

Take gram flour in a bowl. Make a smooth paste by adding water.
7

Now take the bitter gourd pieces. Stuff each of them with poppy seed paste. Seal with gram flour paste.
8

Drizzle mustard oil in pan. It's aroma will make the preparation more attractive.
9

Place the karelas carefully.
10

Fry them while flipping in between. This step consumes time, as stuffed karela takes time to fry.
11

Transfer to a plate/bowl and serve with rice, dal combo.