Preparation:4 hrs
Cook: 45 mins
Total Time: 2854 hours 45 minutes
Servings: Makes 4 to 5 servings
Ingredients
250 gms bitter gourd (karela)
1 tbsp tamarind (imli) pulp
4 onions
salt to taste
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tsp coriander (dhania) seeds
4 to 5 whole dy kashmiri red chillies
3 to 4 garlic (lehsun) cloves
oil for cooking
pinch of turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tsp chilli powder
Method
Peel the skin of karela and cut it into small piecesSoak the pieces in little salt and tamarind water for atleast 5-6 hours.Squeeze all the excess water from the karela pieces and keep aside.Heat the oil in a pan and fry the karela pieces till light golden brown few pieces at a time and keep aside.Roast the cumin seeds, corriander seeds, dry red chillies lightly till the aroma of the spices is released.Grind the onions, tamarind, spices(jeera, dhaniya, redchillies, turmeric, chilli powder, salt) and garlic cloves to a paste.Heat the oil(used for frying karela pieces) and put the paste and cook till the paste starts releasing the oil.Now add the karela pieces and mix well.Serve hot.
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