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karela stir fry or karela sabzi
Author:
EasyRecipes .
Recipe type: Curries
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 3
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karela sabzi or karela stir fry – lightly spiced with bitter tones from the karela.
Ingredients
- 250 gms tender karela/bitter gourd/bitter melon
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp red chili powder
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp fennel powder/saunf powder
- ¼ tsp garam masala powder
- a pinch of asafoetida
- ½ or 1 tsp dry mango powder
- 1 tbsp besan/gram flour
- 2 tbsp oil
- salt as required
Instructions
- rinse the karela in water first.
- slice the karela into thin round pieces.
- you can lightly peel the skin if you want before you slice them.
- heat oil in a frying pan or kadai.
- add the karela slices and saute on a low or medium flame till the slices
- become lightly browned. takes about 8-10 minutes.
- stir in between.
- now add all the dry spice powders and salt.
- stir and saute for 5-6 mins more on a low flame.
- lastly add the besan and saute for some minutes till the rawness of the besan or gram flour goes away. takes about 4-5 minutes more.
- garnish karela sabzi with coriander leaves.
- serve karela stir fry with dal-rice, kadhi-rice or sambar-rice
