Bitter gourd has many health benefits. It has many vital vitamins, minerals and also has blood purifying properties. So why not include this wonder vegetable in our diet once in a week. This is one of my favorite stuffed curry. My kids who do not like bitter gourd, love this stuffed bitter gourd curry. If you prepare it the way I have mentioned below, this curry will not taste very bitter. It is a great side dish for chapati/roti and rice. Today let us learn how to make stuffed bitter gourd fry/stuffed Karela using our easy recipe.
Stuffed Bitter Gourd-Stuffed Karela
Prep Time : 15 mins
Cook Time : 20 mins
Serves: 4
Recipe Category: Side Dish
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Serves: 4
Recipe Category: Side Dish
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Bitter gourd – 6-7
Onion – 2 big ones
Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
Coriander powder -2 tsp
Chilli powder – 3/4 tsp or as required
Salt as required
Oil -1 1/2 tbsp for frying bitter gourds
For the seasoning
Oil -1 tbsp
Cumin seeds/Jeera – 1 tsp
Fennel seeds/Sombu – 3/4 tsp
Preparation
Wash and slightly scrap the skin. Make a 2 inch long slit on one side and remove all the seeds gently.
Then soak them in salted water for half an hour. Drain the water and keep it aside.
Finely chop onions. This is very important.
Method
Now let us prepare the stuffing
Heat a tbsp of oil, add jeera seeds, fennel seeds, when it splutters, add finely chopped onions and saute till they turn golden brown.
Then add ginger-garlic paste and saute for a few more minutes. Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, chilli powder and salt needed. Cook till the raw smell goes.
Remove from flame and let it cool.
Stuff the bitter gourd well with the prepared masala.
Take an idly pan or a steamer and steam the bitter gourds for a few minutes or until half cooked.
Now heat 2 tbsp of oil and fry the bitter gourds on low flame, tossing them in between, so that all the sides are well cooked and browned evenly.
Note -You do not have to tie a thread around the bitter gourd as the masala will not come out.
Buy small or medium sized bitter gourds of uniform shape.
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View Comments (14)
Karela is one vegetable which I like to cook up once in 10 days...Will definitely try this one out...I like those cute bittergourd rats.
Wow looks yummy and delicious ....
I love those bitter gourd creepers as well as the stuffed kerela. They look delicious.
Thats a healthy & tasty dish!!! Love ur profile pic btw :)
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner
super & healthy stuffed karela,lovely presentation!!
This is my favorite,looks super yum
Thanks for visiting my blog padhu.U have nice blog. love ur bitter gourd stuffing...Thanks for sharing such a wonderful recipe :)
Excellent and healthy stuffed karela..
Nice stuffing, sounds very interesting! Looks Yummy!
Delicious stuffing ....... and very healthy recipe!