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Magical Punjabi Karela
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Magical Punjabi Karela

Aruna Thapar
Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27
New Delhi

#cookpadindia
Punjabi style karela and its bitterness is balanced with the spiced, tangy onion and the soft flesh of the vegetable makes it more tasty.

#cookpadindia
Punjabi style karela and its bitterness is balanced with the spiced, tangy onion and the soft flesh of the vegetable makes it more tasty.

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Magical Punjabi Karela

Aruna Thapar
Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27
New Delhi

#cookpadindia
Punjabi style karela and its bitterness is balanced with the spiced, tangy onion and the soft flesh of the vegetable makes it more tasty.

#cookpadindia
Punjabi style karela and its bitterness is balanced with the spiced, tangy onion and the soft flesh of the vegetable makes it more tasty.

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Ingredients

30 minutes
4 servings
  • 250 gmskarela
  • 1onion
  • 1Tomato
  • 5green chillies, chopped
  • As Per TasteSalt
  • 1/4 tspred chilli powder
  • 1/4 tspturmeric powder
  • 1/4 tspmango powder
  • 1/2 tspfennel seeds
  • 1/4 tspmango powder
  • 1 sachetmaggi powder
  • 4 tspmustard oil
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Steps

30 minutes
  1. 1

    👉Peel karela. Slit it from the center so that it can be stuffed. Keep its peel also. Salt it between the slits and keep it aside for 2 hours. Salt its peel too.

  2. 2

    👉 After 2 hours wash the Karela thoroughly and remove salt by washing. Squeeze and remove excess water.

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  3. 3

    👉Chop onion lengthwise and grate tomatoes and make a puree.

    A picture of step 3 of Magical Punjabi Karela.
  4. 4

    👉Heat mustard oil. Add karela and fry till golden brown colour. Remove it in a plate.

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    A picture of step 4 of Magical Punjabi Karela.
  5. 5

    👉 Now add fennel seeds and when fennel seeds splutter add karela peel in the same wok. Fry for 2-3 minutes. Add turmeric, red chili, mango powder, and salt. Mix well.

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  6. 6

    👉Add chopped onions and saute till oil leaves the sides.
    Now add tomato puree and whole green chili and saute for 2 minutes.

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    A picture of step 6 of Magical Punjabi Karela.
  7. 7

    👉 Add a sachet of Maggi magic masala and mix.

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    A picture of step 7 of Magical Punjabi Karela.
    A picture of step 7 of Magical Punjabi Karela.
  8. 8

    👉 Now add fried karela and toss well in this mixture. Cover the lid and cook for 2-3 minutes. This way karela becomes soft and absorbs tomato juice and masale.

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    A picture of step 8 of Magical Punjabi Karela.
  9. 9

    👉Serve hot with chapatti or parantha.
    Note: It gets less bitter if we keep it by applying salt for 2 hours.

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Aruna Thapar
Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27
on June 14, 2022 09:43
New Delhi
Cooking is my passion. Love to experiment.
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June 17, 2022 18:10
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