Karela Besan Sabzi Recipe (Indian bitter gourd curry)
Author: Gopi Patel
Recipe type: Curry
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2
- Karela (bitter gourd) : 2 piece
- Onion : 1 piece
- Tomato : 2 piece
- Besan (gram flour) : 1/4 cup
- Oil : 1 tbsp
- Hing (asafoetida) : 1/8 tsp
- Turmeric powder : 1/2 tsp
- Coriander powder : 2 tsp
- Red chili powder : 1/2 tsp
- Sugar : 1 tsp
- Salt : 1 tsp for curry
- Salt : 3 tsp for soaking
- Peel and cut the bitter gourd in thin slices. Add a little salt to it and keep aside for 20-30 mins.
- Press the bitter gourd between your palm and squeeze out all the water. Keep aside.
- Now in a non stick pan/kadhai heat oil and once the oil is hot put cumin seeds and hing (asafoetida). Cook till cumin turns slight brown.
- Add onions to the oil and cook for about 1 min.
- Add chopped tomatoes and cook till tomatoes become soft.
- Now add all Indian spices like coriander powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt to taste.
- Mix well all the ingredients and cook for about 2 min.
- Add the kerala, mix well and cook until the kerala is cooked.
- Add sugar to balance the bitterness of the kerala.
- Then add the besan flour to the sabji and cook for about 3-4 min or till the besan and kerala is cooked well.
- Delicious Karela Besan Sabzi is ready to serve. You can serve this with phulka roti, paratha or with any indian flat bread.
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