Stuffed Karela Fry

Ingredients:

 

1.    Karela/Kakarakaya/Bitter Gourd – 4 pieces (small/medium)

2.    Red Mirchi – 14/15 pieces (depends on tastewise)

3.    Garlic Pods – 4-5 (big pods)

4.    Ground Nut – 1 Tbsp

5.    Sesame – ½ Tbsp

6.    Dhanya/Corriander seeds – 1 Tsp

7.    Jeera – 1 Tsp

8.    Dry Coconut flakes – 2 Tsp

9.    Urad Dal,Chana Dal,Toor dal, Moong dal  – 1 Tbsp

10.  Curry leaves – 4

11.   Turmeric - pinch

12.   Mustard+Jeera – 1 Tsp

13.   Oil – 2 Tsp

14.   Salt – According to taste

 

Note: 1 Tsp = 1 Tea Spoon, 1 Tbsp  =1 Table Spoon  

Preparation Method:

1.       Take a Fry pan & roast all the above items (2 – 10) one by one or all at once on medium flame except the items 1, 12-14.

 

2.      Make a powder of all the roasted items, Let it be like kacha-pacha, don't powder it completely.

 

3.      Remove the powder from jar& pour into a bowl & mix salt as per taste & little amount of oil like 1 tsp, Mix well and keep aside.

 

4.       Now take a wide bowl with hot water of less than half of the bowl such that karela pieces fit into it, add little salt & turmeric. Soak karela pieces for 10 minutes in the hot watered bowl (also karelas can be boiled in pressure cooker for some time without getting completely boiled - should be half boiled)

 

5.       Remove the karela pieces from water & stuff the mixed powder into karela one by one & place all the stuffed karelas in a plate.

 

6.       Place a Fry pan on stove on medium flame, pour 2 tsps of oil, after oil gets heated add jeera, mustard, curry leaves, add all the karela pieces to the pan & fry it till karela turns out to lite reddish/golden brown color.

 

7.       At last add the left over powder to the fried pan & place the lid on the pan & let it cook for 5 more minutes in low flame.

 

8.      Turn the karelas to other side of the pan once cooked, after 5 minutes turn off the heat.

 

Shift the item into serving bowl & serve it with hot hot white steamed rice J