Aloo Karela aur Pyaaz ki Sabji Recipe
 
Ingredients
  • Karela / Bitter Gourd - ½ kg
  • Aloo / Potato - 3, cut into pieces
  • Pyaaz / Onion - 2, cut lengthwise
  • Besan / Gram flour - 1 tbsp
  • Lal Mirch powder / Red chili powder - ½ tsp
  • Dhaniya powder / Coriander powder - 1 tsp
  • Haldi Powder / Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
  • Salt - 2 tbsp (for coating karela) + ½ tsp (for karela stuffing) + to taste
  • Cooking oil - 2 tsp (for karela stuffing) + 2 tbsp (for shallow frying)
Instructions
  1. Peel and wash karela. Coat it with layer of salt and keep it for 5 to 6 hrs.
  2. Wash again and completely dry the karela.
  3. Slit them lengthwise and keep aside.
  4. In a pan add gram flour (besan). Fry on medium flame for 5 to 6 minutes.
  5. Remove gram flour in a plate.
  6. Once it cools down, add red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt.
  7. Add 2 tsp oil and mix well.
  8. Stuff the slit karela with the masala prepared.
  9. With the help of a thread close karela so that masala remain in place while frying karela.
  10. Heat oil in pan to shallow fry karele. Fry them on medium flame. Remove on plate.
  11. In the same oil, shallow fry potato. Remove on the same plate and keep aside.
  12. Shallow fry onion in the same pan.
  13. Mix the fried bitter gourd and potatoes with fried onions.
  14. Add salt, keep its quantity low, as karela also has salt masala.
  15. Check seasoning. Add if required.
  16. Serve hot aloo karele ki sabzi with roti and raita.
Recipe by Indian Cuisine at https://www.indicuisine.com/aloo-karela-ki-sabji-recipe-bitter-gourd-vegetable/