Stuffed Karela Stuffed Bitter Gourd Recipes

STUFFED KARELA (STUFFED BITTER GOURD)

Steps:

• wash bitter gourds and remove scaly skin with a potato peeler + rub with a little salt + brown sugar. Put aside for 1 hour.
• (p.s. make sure not to peel off too much skin - it just shouldn't look green any more).
• Heat oil.
• Add onions + all spices apart from the tamarind juice.
• Sauté. DON'T burn the onions.
• When tender, remove from oil and drain the mixture.
• Cool.
• Rub off excess salt+ sugar mixture from bigger gourds or wash off and pat dry with paper towels.
• Make a slit down the bitter gourds lengthwise - remove the seeds + stuffing but don't discard.
• Stuff ½ the onion mixture inside + add the seeds (only add very little if you don't like a very bitter taste- u can also place a little tamarind juice inside each bitter gourd).
• Bind by wrapping with thread so no stuffing escapes and fry the karela till golden brown.
• In separate pan, add the remaining onion mixture + tamarind juice + a little oil + stuffed bitter gourds.
• Cover and simmer 10 minutes Serve.

KEEMA BHARE KARELA (STUFFED BITTER GOURD)

Steps:

• Scrape the bitter-gourds and give a slit each lengthwise. Remove the seeds.
• Apply salt properly outside and inside the bitter-gourd. Keep aside for ½ an hour.
• Then rinse and remove as much water as possible. Take a pan, put water with 1 tbsp of tamarind, and heat it up until it evaporates, then add bitter gourds and boil for 5 minutes.
• Then drain and heat some oil and fry the bitter gourds for 3 to 4 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Now add the onions to the pan and again fry to a golden brown, then add the garlic, ginger, turmeric, coriander, red chilli powder, cumin powder and salt to the same oil and sauté for a few minutes before adding the tomato.
• Now add the chopped tomatoes and a little water. Cook covered until tomatoes are just about done.
• Then add mince, fry and cook with some water until done. Then add green chillies, tamarind pulp, fresh coriander and garam masala powder and mix well.
• Now stuff the bitter-gourds with this stuffing. Tie each bitter-gourd with thread properly.
• Now arrange stuffed bitter gourd in remaining mince and add ¼ cup of water and cook on very low heat for 5 minutes.
• Serve with chopped fresh coriander.