Charishma's Stuffed Bittergourds (Bhara Karelas)
- Ready In:
- 1hr 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
2
ingredients
- 1 kg bitter melon, washed, de-skinned and de-seeded
- 9.85 ml cumin seeds
- 4.92 ml red chili powder
- 4.92 ml turmeric powder
- 4.92 ml garam masala powder
- 4 medium onions
- 4 medium tomatoes
- 14.79 ml fennel seed (Saunf)
- 59.16 ml cooking oil, divided
directions
- Slit the bittergourds after you de-seed them. Transfer to a bowl with 2 tsps of salt and 2 tsps of turmeric powder. Apply this on the bittergourds and keep aside for 1 hour. This will take away the bitterness of the bittergourds. Wash thoroughly before using them in the recipe as follows.
- Shallow fry the bittergourds in oil until lightly browned. Remove from heat and keep aside.
- In another pot, heat oil and add cumin seeds once the oil is hot.
- Allow to crackle. Once that stops, fold in the onions. Saute until browned.
- Fold in all the spices and fennel seeds followed by the chopped tomatoes.Mix well. Cook until softened.
- Add salt to taste and mix well.
- Fill this stuffing in the slit bittergourds after the stuffing has cooled down.
- Tie each of the bittergourds with a thread so that the masala stuffed inside them will not fall out.
- Heat 2 tbsps. of Extra virgin olive oil in a wok.
- Transfer the bittergourds to this wok.
- Cover and cook on low heat for 10 minutes.
- Serve hot with Indian flatbreads (rotis).
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