Karela fry

Name: Karela fry
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 8 Karela / bitter gourd; 3 tbsps Peanuts; 2 tbsps desiccated coconut; 3 Green chillies; 1/4 cup Coriander chopped; 1 tbsp Red chilli; 1 tbsp Cumin powder; 1 tbsp Coriander powder; 1/4 tsp Turmeric; 1 tbsp Garam masala; to taste Salt; 1 tsp Oil; Water to boil

Zara Hussain @cook_12672571

Hyderabad

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Zara Hussain @cook_12672571

Hyderabad

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Ingredients

8Karela / bitter gourd
3 tbspsPeanuts
2 tbspsdesiccated coconut
3Green chillies
1/4 cupCoriander chopped
1 tbspRed chilli
1 tbspCumin powder
1 tbspCoriander powder
1/4 tspTurmeric
1 tbspGaram masala
to tasteSalt
1 tspOil
Water to boil

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Steps

1

Peel, clean and slice the karelas lengthwise. Next boil the karela for about 5 mins in water, to which a pinch of turmeric and salt has been added. Drain away the water and put the karela pieces in a plate to cool down a lil.
2

In the meanwhile grind and make a paste of peanuts, dry desiccated coconut, green chillies, coriander, adding a lil water. The paste should neither be too coarse nor too fine.
3

Add the masala paste to the cooled down karela.
4

Add in red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala powder and a lil oil. Mix it well, so that the masala sticks to the pieces.
5

Marinate it for about 10 mins and then shallow fry it.
6

That’s it your karela fry is ready to eat. Can be had with chapati or also as a side with dal and chawal.