Bitter gourd or karela is bitter in taste, but when cooked with spicy masala it tastes awesome. It is not liked by many though a very healthy vegetable. I too do not like it much but for health reasons consume it once in a while.
Stuffed karela is the best way to make family members have it. Whenever I get small karela, wish to make stuffed curry. Stuffed Karela with dry masala is one way of making stuffed curry and the other is the one I am presenting. I picked it from my MIL.
To prefer using less oil, I pressure cooked and then make a slit to stuff masala. But we can stuff the masala without pressure cooking also, but it takes lot of oil. You can cook either way, according to your preferences.
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bitter gourd stuffed with onion masala, accompaniment to rice.
Ingredients:
- 12 Small Bitter Gourd/Karela/Kakarakaya
- 5 Small Onion
- Salt to Taste
- 1/2 Tablespoon Red Chilli Powder
- 1 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 3 to 5 Tablespoon Oil
Procedure:
- Wash bitter gourds and pressure cook for two to three whistles. Do not cut the edges before cooking.
- Grate the onions, add in salt, turmeric powder and red chilli powder. Mix it well and Keep it aisde.
- If you want you can some more masalas like garam masala, coriander powder etc., I don't like all of them, so did not added.
- Do not grind onions to make a paste, it is always better and adviced to grate only.
- Once the cooker cooled take the karelas/bitter gourd out and allow this to cool completely.
- Slowly and gently cut the edges and make a slit in the center.
- Stuff each bitter gourd with the above prepared onion masala.
- Heat oil in a kadai or pan, add each karela and cover it.
- Allow this cook in low to medium flame, stirring occassionally.
- Cook till the turns into brown. This may take 15 mins tiem.
- Serve bitter gourd stuffed with onion masala with hot piping rice.
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Nice and simple recipe, we too love karena stuffed
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