KARELA CURRY (BITTER GOURD)

INGREDIENTS:

Karela (Bitter Gourd)
Onions
Tomatoes
Salt as per taste
Oil
Turmeric Powder
Red Chillie Powder
Dhania Powder
Curry Leaves
Coriander Leaves
Ginger
Water

METHOD:

• Wash and peel the karela (Bitter Gourd) with a peeler
• Wash it again and put a length wise straight cut on the Karela (Bitter Gourd)
• Fill with a Salt to the length wise cut and close it. Salt is been added to remove the bitterness of karela (Bitter Gourd)
• Keep aside for 5 mins
• After 5 mins squeeze the karela with your hands and remove the excess salt from it
• Fry these karela in a hot oil on a medium flame
• Fry till they are turned into light brown colour and remove it
• Keep aside till they get cooled
• Chop finely Onions, Ginger and tomatoes and keep aside
• Take a pressure cooker and pour oil to it
• Add Chopped Onions and stir fry till light brown colour
• Add Curry Leaves, Ginger flakes and mix well
• Add Tomatoes and mix well
• Add Salt as per taste, Turmeric Powder, Red Chillie Powder and Dhania Powder and mix well
• Now add fried karela (Bitter Gourd) and mix well
• Finally add 1 cup of water to it and close the cooker
• Let 2 whistles come and simmer it for 5 minutes till Karela becomes soft and Off the gas
• After 5 minutes mix the curry and garnish it with Coriander Leaves

Serve hot with Rice or Chapathi or Paratha