Stuffed Bitter gourd – Bharwa Karelay
Ingredients
- Bitter gourd big sized 8
- Onions 3 biggest size available finely chopped
- Tomatoes 4 biggest size available finely chopped
- Fresh coriander 1 cup chopped
- Green chilies 2-3 chopped
- Fresh mint 1/2 cup chopped
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Salt to taste
- Red chili powder 1.5 tsp or to taste
- Turmeric powder 1 tsp
- Coriander powder 4 tsp heaped
- Garam masala 2 tsp
- Cumin powder 2 tsp
- Oil 1/2 cup or more as needed
Garnish
- Fresh coriander
- Green chilies
Instructions
- Peel the bitter gourd, make a slit, and remove the seeds.
- Apply 2 tsp of salt and 1 tsp of turmeric powder to the bitter gourds and soak them in water for at least 1 hour.
- After an hour, thoroughly wash the bitter gourds and keep aside.
- In a bowl, add finely chopped onions, tomatoes, green chilies, coriander, mint, juice of one lemon, salt, red chili, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and garam masala.
- Mix well and fill the stuffing in the bitter gourds.
- Bind them using a string or thread (as shown in my video) so that the stuffing does not come out during cooking.
- In a cooking pot, heat the oil and add bitter gourds.
- Allow to fry on medium flame until they start to turn golden.
- Now add leftover stuffing on top.
- Turn the flame to lowest setting, cover and cook for 35-40 minutes.
- Lastly, after 40 minutes, cook for 1-2 minutes on high flame if you see liquid in the masala.
- Serve hot with roti/paratha/rice. Enjpy!