Kaju Karela

Name: Kaju Karela
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 300 gm bitter gourd; 1/4 cup chopped cashews; 2 tbsp raisins; 1/4 cup oil; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder; 1 tsp dhaniya jeera powder; 1/2 tsp aamchur powder; 2 tsp powdered sugar; 1/2 tsp jeera; 1/2 tsp sesame seeds; 10 curry leaves; 1 tbsp chopped green chilli; 1/2 tsp asafoetida; Salt; Chopped coriander for garnishing

Hetal Poonjani @HetalPoonjani_441

Gondal, Gujarat, India

Kaju Karela is a side dish prepared specially with Aam ras in every Gujarati house. It is also consumed as a sabzi. It is fine mixture of bitter gourd and cashews using basic daily spices. Even if you don't like bitter gourd, I'm sure you will like this recipe. Do try it ☺️
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Hetal Poonjani @HetalPoonjani_441

Gondal, Gujarat, India

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Ingredients

30 mins

4 persons

300 gmbitter gourd
1/4 cupchopped cashews
2 tbspraisins
1/4 cupoil
1 tspturmeric powder
1 tspkashmiri red chilli powder
1 tspdhaniya jeera powder
1/2 tspaamchur powder
2 tsppowdered sugar
1/2 tspjeera
1/2 tspsesame seeds
10curry leaves
1 tbspchopped green chilli
1/2 tspasafoetida
Salt
Chopped coriander for garnishing

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Steps

30 mins

1

Select fresh, small and thin karelas which are seedless. Peel them, make thin slices with a slicer or knife. Add 1/2 tsp turmeric and 2 tsp salt mix it well and keep it aside for 10 mins.
2

You can see some juice releases. Squeeze it with help of two palms and bitterness will be removed.
3

Add oil in a pan,shallow fry karela chips and stir it continuously till it is crispy.
4

In a pan heat 2 tsp oil, add jeera, sesame seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves, green chilli. Also add cashews and raisins. Saute it.
5

Add all the spices. Give it a good mix. Add karela chips and mix well. Let the masala coat the chips.
6

Give it a taste test. Adjust your taste, garnish with chopped coriander and enjoy.

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Hetal Poonjani @HetalPoonjani_441

on May 10, 2025 18:14

Gondal, Gujarat, India

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