Bharwa karele (bitter gourd)

Name: Bharwa karele (bitter gourd)
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 6-7 pieces karele (bitter gourd); 4 medium sized onion; 2 tomatoes; 3/4 tsp+ 1/4 tsp Salt; 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp fennel seeds; Aa needed Oil for frying

Harmeen Kaur @cook_23456039

Hanumangarh, Rajasthan

This is a simple recipe with minimal ingredients and does not call for a lot of preparations. No need to salt them beforehand; as peeling and frying remove all the bitterness of it. Another good point is that no waste is created.
Serving suggestion: try this karela with chanadal in lunch or dinner. Or simply enjoy them with simple parantha.

Harmeen Kaur @cook_23456039

Hanumangarh, Rajasthan

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Ingredients

6-7 pieceskarele (bitter gourd)
4medium sized onion
2tomatoes
3/4 tsp+ 1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 teaspoonturmeric powder
1/2 tspred chilli powder
1/2 tspfennel seeds
Aa neededOil for frying

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Steps

1

Using peeler peels karele and save the peels. Now make a cut length wise and deseed them. Again don’t throw away the peels and seed, these will be used in preparation of stuffing
2

Heat oil in a pan and deep fry karela in it till it change colour to slightly golden but don’t over fry them. It will take around 5 min on medium flame. Remove from oil and sprinkle them with 1/4 tsp of salt. Keep aside.
3

Peel the onions and grind them to make paste. Fine chop the tomatoes. Crush the seeds by grinding it for 5-7 seconds in a grinder(don’t turn them into a paste.)
4

In a pan, heat 1 tablespoon of oil. Add fennel seed and sauté them.
5

Add karela peels to it and sauté it for 2-3 min. Add crushed seeds. This step is optional as seeds add a crunch to stuffing and peels are nutritious. Allow the seeds to turn slightly golden
6

Add onion paste and cooks it till it start leaving oil. And finally add tomatoes and 3/4 tsp salt. Cook till tomatoes are mushy in apperance.
7

Now add chilli powder and turmeric powder. Cook for few minutes. Turn off the flame and cool stuffing
8

Now take the fried karela and stuff them with above prepared stuffing.
9

Place all the karela in a pan and cover it with lid. Cook over low flame for 5 min. Turn them once in between carefully.
10

Enjoy with parantha or with chanadal.