Bharwa Karela

Name: Bharwa Karela
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 80 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 8 pieces Bitter Gourd (8 करेला); 0 pieces Vegetable Oil (तेल प्रयोग अनुसार); 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder (1 छोटा चमच्च कश्मीरी लाल मिर्च पाउडर); ½ tsp Amchur (1/2 छोटा चमच्च अमचूर पाउडर); 0 pieces Table Salt (नमक स्वाद अनुसार); 1 piece Yellow Onion (1 प्याज); 1 piece Roma Tomato (1 टमाटर); ¼ cup Mango (1/4 कप कच्चा आम काट ले); 1 piece Green Chili (1 हरी मिर्च); 4 cloves Garlic (4 कली लहसुन); 1 piece Ginger (1 इंच अदरक छील ले); ½ piece Ground Turmeric (1/2 इंच हल्दी (ताज़ी) या 1 छोटा चमच्च हल्दी पाउडर — up to 1); 2 tsp Coriander Seed (2 छोटे चमच्च धनिये के बीज); 0 pieces Tamarind (इमली प्रयोग अनुसार); ½ cup Coconut (1/2 कप नारियल कस ले)

Indian stuffed bitter melon with a spicy tamarind-coconut filling, pan-fried until tender.

80 minIndian

Servings4

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

Bitter Gourd8 pieces · 8 करेला
Vegetable Oil0 pieces · तेल प्रयोग अनुसार
Kashmiri Red Chili Powder1 tsp · 1 छोटा चमच्च कश्मीरी लाल मिर्च पाउडर
Amchur½ tsp · 1/2 छोटा चमच्च अमचूर पाउडर
Table Salt0 pieces · नमक स्वाद अनुसार
Yellow Onion1 piece · 1 प्याज
Roma Tomato1 piece · 1 टमाटर
Mango¼ cup · 1/4 कप कच्चा आम काट ले
Green Chili1 piece · 1 हरी मिर्च
Garlic4 cloves · 4 कली लहसुन
Ginger1 piece · 1 इंच अदरक छील ले
Ground Turmeric½ piece · 1/2 इंच हल्दी (ताज़ी) या 1 छोटा चमच्च हल्दी पाउडर — up to 1
Coriander Seed2 tsp · 2 छोटे चमच्च धनिये के बीज
Tamarind0 pieces · इमली प्रयोग अनुसार
Coconut½ cup · 1/2 कप नारियल कस ले

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1To make Bharwa Karela, first peel the bitter melon. Now make a slit in the middle. Remove the seeds from it and keep aside.
2Apply salt on the bitter melon. Add 1/2 tsp salt to the bitter melon seeds and keep aside for 1/2 hour.
3Squeeze out the water from the bitter melon and dry them with kitchen tissue.
4Now in a mixer grinder, add the spices given for grinding and make a paste.
5Now heat a pan and add all the dry spices except coconut. Roast them and then grind in a mixer grinder with coconut.
6Now heat a little oil in a pan. Once the oil is hot, add the ground paste and bitter melon seeds.
7After 1 minute, add the dry roasted spices, Kashmiri red chili powder, salt and garam masala powder. Let it cook for 8 to 10 minutes. Turn off the gas.
8Fill a spoonful of the spice mixture into the bitter melon. Fill all the bitter melons like this and keep aside.
9Heat a little oil on a tawa (griddle). Place the bitter melon on it and cook until browned on all sides. Cover the pan and cook until the bitter melon is well cooked.
10Serve the Bharwa Karela with panchmel dal and phulka for lunch.