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Stuffed Bitter gourd (Bharwa Karela) Recipe
Karela is stuffed with sautéed spicy onions and then pan-fried
Ingredients
Prep Karela
1. Karela (Bitter Gourd): 1 pound. Select medium size.
2. Salt: 1 teaspoon
Stuffing
1. Cooking oil: 1 Tablespoon
Traditional cooking oil for this recipe is Mustard seed oil
2. Onions: 2
3. Garlic Cloves: 4
4. Fresh Ginger: 1"
5. Serrano Fresh: 3
6. Cumin powder: 1 teaspoon
7. Coriander powder: 1 teaspoon
8. Turmeric powder: ½ teaspoon
9. Salt: ½ teaspoon or to taste
10. Amchoor (Mango powder): 1 teaspoon
11. Water: 1 Tablespoons
Cooking / Frying
12. Thread to wrap and tie.
13. Cooking oil: ¼ Cup
14. Water: 2 Tablespoons
Traditional cooking oil for this recipe is Mustard seed oil
Method
Step 1 Prep Karela
Wash Karela. Scrape the skin with a knife. Cut a slit vertically in to the belly of the Karela. Rub the skin and the insides of the Karela with salt. Set aside for about 20 minutes. During this time you may be preparing the stuffing.
After 20 minutes are, you will see a lots of water as a result of salting. Squeeze out as much water as possible.
To control salt, you may wash rinse, squeeze out water and pat dry.
Step 2 Stuffing
1. Prepare vegetables
Onions: Chop onions fine, about the size of cooked rice. You may do this by knife or with a grater
Garlic cloves: Peel and mince
Ginger: Peel, chop about 1/16" thick
Serrano: Wash and chop about ¼" rings.
2. In a heavy pan heat Cooking oil. Add onions, and salt. Sauté till onions are clear.
3. Add garlic, ginger and Serrano, stir well.
4. Add Cumin, Coriander, Turmeric powder, and Amchoor. Stir well. Sauté about two minutes. Add water and sauté another two minutes. Turn off heat.
Step 3 Cooking / Frying
1. Fill the belly of the Karela with stuffing. Wrap Karela with thread so that the stuffing does not fall out.
2. In a heavy bottom pan, put cooking oil, water and stuffed Karela. Turn on heat. As soon as the steam starts to build, cover the pan with the lid, and turn the heat to medium low and cook about 4 minutes. Turn over the Karela, cover and cook another 4 minutes.