Today I am interested in showing the yummy yummy karela fry. I like cooking very much and interested in cooking new varieties whipping up tasty dishes for my children. Cooking is an art. Learn this delectable skill. I learnt this delicious karela fry from my sister who is in U.S. The taste of pairs of bitter gourd with jaggery is yummy. Let us try this bitter, katta meeta recipe.
Ingredients
How to cook
Serve with garam garam rice along with ghee
My Notes
Ingredients
- Fresh karela 1/2 k g
- Garam masala powder 1 1/2 tbsp
- Dry red mirchi powder 1 tbsp
- Turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- Onion 3 medium chopped
- mustard seeds
- Cumin seeds
- Garlic flakes 10 finely chopped
- Jaggery powder 2 tbsp
- Curry leaves
- Oil for fry
How to cook
- Wash and cut the tail and top of the karela.
- Scrape the outer ridgers.
- Wash the karela again with running water.
- Cut each karela into 2 pieces and then cut into 11/2 " length pieces.
- Mean time mix garam masala powder, red mirchi powder,turmeric powder and salt.
- Apply this mixture to karela pieces, it shoud slightly coat to the karela pieces.
- Keep the masala coated karela pieces under the sun for 1 hour.
- Take kadai, add oil and heat on medium flame.
- Add mustard seeds,let them splutter. Then add cumin seeds.
- Then add karela pieces, fry them for 5 to 7 minutes. Stir well.
- Check the pieces tender to touch.
- Then add onion. Let all of them fry into golden brown.
- Finally add jaggery powder and curry leaves.
- Stir well till jaggery powder mix well to fry.
- Switch off the stove.
- See the taste.
Serve with garam garam rice along with ghee
My Notes
- Curry leaves is optional in this recipe. I like the flavor. Normally most of us likes this curry leaves flavor.
- You can take this fry for journey purpose also along with roti. They remain fresh for long as they are dried under the sun.
- If you find small karela, no need of cutting into pieces.
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