Tuesday, October 2, 2012

KARELA STIR-FRY (BITTER GOURD)


Here is a delicious recipe of karelas for those who love them. Simple stir-fry with some onions, curd and masalas makes a lovely combo with rice and rotis.

Ingredients:
Karelas ...... 2-3
Onions ....... 2 (chopped - about half cup)
Curd .......... 1/4 cup
Tomato ..... 1 small
Ginger-garlic paste .... 1 tbsp.
Turmeric powder .... 1/4 th tsp.
Mango powder ......... 1/2 tsp.
Salt ............................ to taste.
Coriander leaves ....to garnish.
Oil

ROAST & DRY GRIND:


Peanuts ....... 1 tbsp.
Sesame seeds .. 1 tsp.
Poppy seeds .... 1 tsp
Coriander seeds 1 tsp.
Cumin seeds ...... 1 tsp.
Fennel seeds ...... 1/2 tsp
Cloves ................. 2-3
Green cardamom 2-3
Dessicated coconut ... 1tbsp
Whole red chillies ...... 2-3
(You can grind and store this masala in the refrigerator....it can be used in non-veg preparations too)

For Tempering:
Asafoetida ..... a pinch
Mustard seeds ...1 tsp
Dry red chillies ... 1 broken into pieces.
Curry leaves ...... 8-10

Method:
1. Scrape the karelas, remove the seeds and cut into small pieces.Mix the sour curd and salt. Marinate over night or even more to remove the bitterness.

2. Take about 1/4 cup oil in a pan and deep fry the karela pieces. Remove from oil.

3.In a seperate pan heat a little oil and fry the tempering ingredients.Add the chopped onion and fry till golden brown. Now add the tomato and ginger-garlic paste. Saute and add the karelas, turmeric powder, mango powder, salt and mix well.Simmer for 2-3 minutes.

4. Now add a heaped table spoon of the dry ground masala. Stir it well and simmer for a minute on low flame.

5. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with rice or rotis.

This dish goes well with jowar rotis.

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14 comments:

  1. Thanks for this lovely recipe, Shobhaji. Hope to see more recipes from you...I like them all.

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    1. Thanks Amrita.
      Will add more recipes when I am back.

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  2. Hey, yummy curry..people who don't like bitter gourd would even fall in love with this delicious curry..

    When you get time, drop in at my blog too..

    www.nithubala.com

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    1. I tried out some masala variation for this curry and it turned out to be good.
      I did visit ur blog ..right now I am holidaying in Goa ..will again visit leisurely.

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  3. bitter ground is my fav and love the addition of peanuts..looks yummy:)

    Saraswathy Balakrishnan
    Taste of Saras Kitchen
    http://tasteofsaraskitchen.blogspot.com

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  4. nice dish with bittergourd.. thanks for linking it to my combo meals event!! looking for more!!
    Sowmya
    Ongoing Event - Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids - Combo Meals
    Ongoing Event + Giveaway - CEDD – HONEY

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    1. Thank you so much ..
      will surely link more recipes.

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  5. I love bitter gourd. Will definitely try as I am always on lookout for new recipes with bitter gourd.

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  6. My son can eat bitter gourd sabji any day, so definitely going to try this version too.

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    1. It so nice to see a kid enjoying karela.. cool !

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  7. Karela is one of my favorite and this stir fry looks absolutely delicious.

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