Kakarakaya Pulusu

Today I am very much interested in showing/cooking very delicious and traditional dishes made of kakara kaya/ karela / bitter gourd. Every one will like this dish those who do not like the bitterness of karela. In my opinion the skill used in cooking shows the taste of the dish. My grand mother and my mother shows their traditional skills in cooking any item  and more over in cooking karela in our home. This skill is passing from generation to generation. I specialise in cooking Indian dishes.

Bitter gourd is very healthy especially for diabetic patients. Bitter gourd juice is supplementary for diabetes.
See and try at once and cook karela  dishes which will be good for health.

Ingredients

• Fresh looking karela          1/2 kg
• Onion                                1 finely chopped
• Green mirchi                       2 finely chopped
• Tamarind paste                 3 tbsp
• Turmeric powder                pinch
• Jaggery powder                2 tbsp                          
• Til powder                        3 tbsp
• Red mirch powder             1 tbsp ( adjust)
• Salt to taste
• Curry leaves 
• Oil for fry

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• Mustard seeds
• Methi seeds
• Hing                          pinch
• Curry leaves

How to prepare

1. Wash karela with running water
2. Cut both sides stems.
3. Peel outer ridges slightly with peeler or small knife.
4. Cut karela into 1" finger pieces.
5. Then add pinch of salt and turmeric powder and keep it aside.
6. Mean time take pan and add 3 to 4 tbsp of oil. Let it heat.
7. Add mustard seeds, methi seeds and hing.
8. Then add karela pieces.
9. Fry them for some time ie till it turns golden brown.
10. To cook fast cover with lid on medium temperature.
11. Then add tamarind paste, onion, green chilli, red mirch powder, salt, jaggery powder, curry leaves and salt to taste. 
12. Let it boil for some time till consistency becomes little thick like gravy.
13. Finally add til powder, stir it well and again boil for 2 more minutes.
14. Turn off the stove.

Serve with rice or roti.

Note

We can use this dish for journey purpose also along with roti. We went to the Wales during this long weekend and took the this pulusu along with rotis.