Bitter Gourd with Tomato

Name: Bitter Gourd with Tomato
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 gm Bitter Gourd; 2 onions; 4 tomatoes; 4-6 green chilli; 4-6 pods garlic; 1 "piece ginger; to taste Salt; 1/4 tsp red chilli powder; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp coriander seeds powder; 1/2 tsp fennel seeds powder; 1/2 tsp mango powder; 4 tbsp mustard oil

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

New Delhi

#My kids are not much fond of Karela because of its bitterness but after trying this delicious Karela Masala dish, they change their choice. The easy-to-make side dish is made with bitter gourd (karela), green chili, onion, tomato, garlic paste, ginger paste, and spices which balances the bitterness of karela.

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

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Ingredients

40 minutes

4 servings

250 gmBitter Gourd
2onions
4tomatoes
4-6green chilli
4-6 podsgarlic
1"piece ginger
to tasteSalt
1/4 tspred chilli powder
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1/4 tspcoriander seeds powder
1/2 tspfennel seeds powder
1/2 tspmango powder
4 tbsp mustard oil

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Steps

40 minutes

1

Wash and peel bitter gourd and slit it from centre without cutting the Lower down. Fill salt in this slit and keep aside for 2 hours. Don't throw its peel. Salt it and keep with bitter gourd.
2

After 2 hours wash it thoroughly and squeeze excess water by pressing them between your palms. Do this 2-3 times and remove its hard seeds.
3

Heat mustard oil in a wok and shallow fry till crispie golden brown colour.
4

Remove it in a separate bowl.
5

Now wash and squeeze it's peel thoroughly. Chop onions & garlic and grate tomato and ginger like a puree.
6

Again heat the wok in which bitter gourd was fried, oil is still remaining there. Add bitter gourd peel in it and saute for 3 minutes. Add Salt, red chilli powder and turmeric powder and mix and saute for 1 minute.
7

Add chopped onion and garlic and whole green chilli and saute till onions get translucent. Now add grated ginger and tomato and saute for a minute.
8

Now add fried bitter gourd and toss it well in this masala. This way bitter gourd gets coated with Tomato puree and become soft. Cover it with a lid and cook for 5 minutes. Check it. Toss it well. Now add coriander, mango & fennel seeds powder. Toss and mix. I use to fill the slit of bitter gourd with this peel mixture.
9

Serve hot by sprinkling garam masala on the top with chapatti, parantha or rice.