Stuffed Bitter Gourd/ Stuffed Karela

Hi Friends I am back with another recipe. I guess many of us don’t want to draw close to this vegetable. But  there is nothing wrong in giving a try. As they say “Life at best is bittersweet.” In the same way this recipe is a little bitter yet pleasing to the senses.

By the way Bitter gourd has found to have great medicinal value especially for diabetes and it’s an effective blood purifier.

 

Ingredients

Bitter Gourd -3 Medium Sized

Tomato -1 Big Finely Chopped

Onion – 1 Big Finely Chopped

Garlic  Cloves -  Two Finely Chopped

Cumin- ½ tea spoon

Coriander Powder – 1 Teaspoon

Red Chilli Powder – 1 Teaspoon

Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder – 1 Teaspoon

Sugar – 2 Tea Spoon ( Optional)

Turmeric – A pinch

Oil – 2 Tablespoon

Salt – According to taste

Method

1.      Slit the Karelas lengthwise and remove the seeds out of it.

2.      Rub the skin and the inside of the Karela with salt. Set aside for an hour. Later drain out the salted water by squeezing it.

                                        

 
For Stuffing

1.      Heat oil in a pan add cumin seeds when the oil gets hot and allow the cumin seeds to flutter.

2.      Add finely chopped garlic and onion.

3.      Add tomatoes when the Onion gets soft.

4.      Add Turmeric, Coriander, Sugar and redchilly powder to the masala.

5.      Add salt and keep it aside.

6.      Fill the stuffing inside karela.

7.      Heat the pan and put some oil and put the stuffed karelas on the pan.

8.      Roast them for some time and add water to it.

9.      Close the lid and allow them cook for some time till the water gets dried. Cook karela on both the sides.

   10.    Stuffed Karela is ready to eat