Achaari Karela

Name: Achaari Karela
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 3-4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 gm Karela/ bitter gourd; 100 gm Onion sliced; 150-200 gm Tomato chopped; 2-3 chillies slit or chopped; 1 tsp Ginger paste; 1/2 tsp Garlic paste; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; to taste Salt; 4-5 tbsp Mustard oil; 1 tbsp Aamchur ( dry mango)powder; 1 tbsp Kashmiri Red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp Paanch Foron; 1 tbsp Coriander seeds; 1 tbsp Cumin seeds; 2 whole red dry chillies; 1/2 tbsp Mustard seeds

Jibita Khanna @Jibitakhanna

One of my favourite Karela/ bitter gourd recipe. This is cooked in the style of my Late granny. My husband a bitter gourd lover is a fan of this recipe and my other bitter gourd lover friends and family too.
I just finish off a plate of steamed rice with it alone
If you want you can add little Red chilli stuffed pickle masala or mango pickle masala...this is totally optional.I add it whenever it's available.
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Jibita Khanna @Jibitakhanna

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Ingredients

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3-4 servings

250 gmKarela/ bitter gourd
100 gmOnion sliced
150-200 gmTomato chopped
2-3chillies slit or chopped
1 tspGinger paste
1/2 tspGarlic paste
1/2 tspTurmeric powder
to tasteSalt
4-5 tbspMustard oil
1 tbspAamchur ( dry mango)powder
1 tbspKashmiri Red chilli powder
1/2 tspPaanch Foron
Nepali style Aloo Dum with Chiwda /Poha/ Flattened rice
Dry roasted and powdered masala
1 tbspCoriander seeds
1 tbspCumin seeds
2whole red dry chillies
1/2 tbspMustard seeds

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Steps

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Slice the Karela and marinate with some turmeric and salt and keep aside for sometimes.....dry roast the masala and grind it. Prepare all the other ingredients as mentioned.
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Heat mustard oil in a kadai, add in the Paanch foron and once it starts crackling add in the onion and saute it till it becomes translucent, then add the Karela after discarding the excess water from it.
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Saute / Bhunno for sometimes, then add the ginger garlic paste and bhunno it, then add the turmeric and chilli powder, salt and bhunno it.
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Then add tomatoes, chilies and cover and cook for sometimes on low medium flame....till it gets cooked. Then add Aamchur powder and dry roasted masala powder and mix well....cook for few minutes and your Achari Karela is ready to be served.
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Linked Recipes

Nepali style Aloo Dum with Chiwda /Poha/ Flattened rice

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Jibita Khanna @Jibitakhanna

on March 18, 2021 16:59

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