Stuffed Karele or Bitter Gourd with Chicken Qeema in Kashimiri style

Name: Stuffed Karele or Bitter Gourd with Chicken Qeema in Kashimiri style
Total time: 9600 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 big Karele or Bitter gourd; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 cup water to boil; 2-4 Tbsp oil to fry stuffed Karele; 2-3 strands string to tie the stuffed Karele; 100 gms chicken Qeema; 1 Tbsp chopped onion; 4/5 minced garlic; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp cumin powder; 1 tsp coriander powder; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1/8 tsp salt; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 5-6 Tbsp mustard oil; 1 large tomato paste; 1/3 cup yogurt whisked; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp coriander powder; 1/3 tsp turmeric powder; 1/8 tsp salt; 1/3 cup hot water; 1 large onion sliced; 1 tsp ginger garlic paste; 2 stuffed Karele

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

Kolkata

#CA2025
Karele or Bitter Gourd need not be bitter in taste and can be cooked in so many ways to make it flavourful, healthier as a salad or a stuffed chicken Qeema curry and relish it in Kashmiri style. A time consuming recipe but worth it

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

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Ingredients

Prep time -10 mins, Rest-2hrs, Cooking time-30 min

2 servings

Karele or Bitter Gourd
2big Karele or Bitter gourd
1 tspsalt
1 tspturmeric powder
1 cupwater to boil
2-4 Tbspoil to fry stuffed Karele
2-3 strandsstring to tie the stuffed Karele
Chicken Qeema
100 gmschicken Qeema
1 Tbspchopped onion
4/5minced garlic
1 tspred chilli powder
1 tspcumin powder
1 tspcoriander powder
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1/8 tspsalt
Curry
1 tspcumin seeds
5-6 Tbspmustard oil
1large tomato paste
1/3 cupyogurt whisked
1 tspred chilli powder
1 tspcoriander powder
1/3 tspturmeric powder
1/8 tspsalt
1/3 cuphot water
1large onion sliced
1 tspginger garlic paste
2stuffed Karele

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Steps

Prep time -10 mins, Rest-2hrs, Cooking time-30 min

1

Wash the Karele well, peel, slit, deseed and rub with salt and set aside for 2 hrs, wash the Karele and in a pan boil water and add salt and turmeric powder and boil the Karele and set aside
2

Boil the Karele
3

In a bowl add chopped onions and minced garlic, chicken Qeema, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, and salt, mix well and stuff the Karele, tie with strings well.
4

In a pan heat oil and add the stuffed Karele and fry well. Set aside
5

In a wok heat mustard oil, bring it to smoking hot, reduce the flame and add cumin seeds, when it splutters, add sliced onions and cook till light in colour, add ginger-garlic paste, tomato paste and cook till oil surfaces.
6

Add coriander powder, cumin powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and mix well, cook until oil surfaces further, add some leftover keema that wasn’t used for stuffing and cook well.
7

Add whisked yogurt and stir well, add hot water as per desired consistency and add fried stuffed Karele and mix all well together
8

Let the curry reach its desired consistency and set aside
9

Plate and enjoy with Steamed rice or Kulcha or Roti or Naan or Paratha

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Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

on August 29, 2025 18:58

Kolkata

I’m a Home Chef and love cooking different recipes from all across the world. I enjoy sharing and learning from foodies like me. Follow me on my blog madhubish27.com and IG @madhubishskitchen, @madhubish. Thank you