STUFFED BITTER GOURDS or BHARWAN KARELE

Name: STUFFED BITTER GOURDS or BHARWAN KARELE
Total time: 7200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 gm karele(bitter gourds); 2 big onions roughly grinded; 2 raw mangoes peeled and grated; to taste Salt; 1 tbsp turmeric powder; 2 tbsp Coriander powder; 2 tbsp fennel powder; 1 1/2 tbsp red chilli powder; 5 tbsp mustard oil

Shruti Dhawan @cook_15981737

Prayagraj(Allahabad)

#gharkakhana
#greenveg

Healthy and yumm stuffed bitter gourds cooked in mustard oil in an iron skillet are my all time favorite.❤

I know many people hate karela bcoz of it's bitterness.
But anyone who doesn't like karela can have these stuffed karelas. I'm sure you would love it.

#gharkakhana
#greenveg

Healthy and yumm stuffed bitter gourds cooked in mustard oil in an iron skillet are my all time favorite.❤

I know many people hate karela bcoz of it's bitterness.
But anyone who doesn't like karela can have these stuffed karelas. I'm sure you would love it.

Shruti Dhawan @cook_15981737

Prayagraj(Allahabad)

#gharkakhana
#greenveg

Healthy and yumm stuffed bitter gourds cooked in mustard oil in an iron skillet are my all time favorite.❤

I know many people hate karela bcoz of it's bitterness.
But anyone who doesn't like karela can have these stuffed karelas. I'm sure you would love it.

#gharkakhana
#greenveg

Healthy and yumm stuffed bitter gourds cooked in mustard oil in an iron skillet are my all time favorite.❤

I know many people hate karela bcoz of it's bitterness.
But anyone who doesn't like karela can have these stuffed karelas. I'm sure you would love it.

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Ingredients

1 1/2 hour

4 servings

250 gmkarele(bitter gourds)
2big onions roughly grinded
2raw mangoes peeled and grated
to tasteSalt
1 tbspturmeric powder
2 tbspCoriander powder
2 tbspfennel powder
1 1/2 tbspred chilli powder
5 tbspmustard oil

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Steps

1 1/2 hour

1

Peel the bitter gourds properly. Slit them lengthwise on one side.Rub salt all over them and keep aside for an hour.
2

Meanwhile heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok. Put grinded onions in it and fry till it's raw smell goes. Now add grated raw mangoes saute for a minute and add turmeric powder, coriander powder,fennel powder, red chilli powder and salt. Mix well and turn the heat off.
3

Let this mixture come to room temperature.
4

After an hour wash the bitter gourds properly and squeeze them to remove the water.
5

Now stuff them with the prepared mixture.
6

Heat 4 tbsp oil in a large and heavy bottomed skillet and put all the stuffed karelas over it. Cook for a minute on high heat then turn and reduce the heat to sim. Let them cook on sim(stirring in between) till karelas get tender and golden brown in colour.
7

Turn off the heat.
8

Our stuffed bitter gourds or bharwan karele are ready to serve.
9

Serve them with lachcha paratha, rice and daal or tava roti. Choice is yours.
10

Happy cooking and happy eating.😊