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Karela Besan Sabzi Recipe, How to make Besan Karela Sabji

July 12, 2016 by Gopi Patel 3 Comments

basen karela recipe

Karela Besan Sabzi Recipe – Step by step recipe of bitter gourd curry cooked with gram flour, onion and tomato.

Like many of you I and my dear hubby are not big fan of karela recipes or bitter gourd. Somehow we never developed the taste and liking for this vegetable. However once a while I do prefer to cook karela sabji in different variations. I have already shared bharwa karela recipe with besan.

So today let me share another variation that I cook for lunch – karela besan sabzi. The stuffed karela recipe is quite popular, however its not easy to prepare. As its a bit time consuming, you might wanna try this recipe of karela which is easy and requires no pre preparations.

Also check: stuffed karela | stuffed parwal | stuffed bhindi

A lot of people ask how to remove bitterness of karela (bitter gourd). Well, its simple. Cut the bitter gourd and apply salt evenly on its surface and keep aside. Once soaked, squeeze and remove all the bitter juices. Throw away the water. And we are ready to cook the karela sabji.

karela besan sabzi recipe

Recipe of Karela Besan Sabzi with Step by Step pictures

To make this easy karela besan sabji we will need ofcourse the bitter gourd, gram flour (besan), sugar, turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, onion, tomatoes, oil, cumin seeds, hing and salt to taste. Check the recipe box at end of this post to know exact quantities of each of these ingredients.

karela besan ki sabzi ingredientsPeel and cut the bitter gourd in thin slices. Chop the tomatoes and onions. Add a little salt to karela, mix well and keep aside for 20-30 mins.

karela besan sabzi adding salt

Once properly soaked in salt, the bitter gourd will ooze out water and become soft.

karela besan ki sabzi salted kerala

Take a portion of karela in your palm and squeeze between your palms. Squeeze as much as you can. This will help to remove some of the bitterness from karela.

karela besan ki sabzi squeez water

In the below picture you can see water is nicely squeezed out from karela. Now karela is ready for cooking.

karela besan ki sabzi after squeezing water

Heat oil in a non stick pan, once the oil is hot add cumin seeds and cook for about 30 sec.

karela besan ki sabzi add jeera

Then add hing to the oil.

karela besan sabzi add hing

Now add finely chopped onions to the oil and cook till the onion become soft.

karela besan ki sabzi cook onion

Then add tomatoes and cook until the tomatoes becomes soft.

karela besan ki sabzi cook tomato

Add Indian spices such as turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder and salt to taste.

karela besan ki sabzi add masala

Mix all the masala well and cook for about 2 min or till all the spices blends well with onion tomato mixture.

karela besan ki sabzi cook

Then add the karela to the gravy.

karela besan ki sabzi add kerala

Mix well and cook for about 3-4 min or till the karela cooks well.

karela besan ki sabzi after adding kerala

We are adding sugar to the sabji to balance the bitter taste of the sabji.

karela besan ki sabzi add sugar

Add basen to the sabji and cook the besan and the keral both are cooked well.
karela besan ki sabzi add besan

Press the karela with spatula and check if its cooked.

karela besan ki sabzi cooking

Basen karela sabzi is ready to serve with phulka roti, paratha or will any Indian flat breads.

karela besan ki sabzi ready

Karela Besan Sabzi Recipe

5.0 from 3 reviews
Karela Besan Sabzi Recipe (Indian bitter gourd curry)
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
15 mins
Total time
25 mins
 
Delicious Indian Bitter gourd curry prepared in gram flour, onion and tomato gravy. Best served with phulka or chapati.
Author: Gopi Patel
Recipe type: Curry
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 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
Instructions
  1. Peel and cut the bitter gourd in thin slices. Add a little salt to it and keep aside for 20-30 mins.
  2. Press the bitter gourd between your palm and squeeze out all the water. Keep aside.
  3. 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.
  4. Add onions to the oil and cook for about 1 min.
  5. Add chopped tomatoes and cook till tomatoes become soft.
  6. Now add all Indian spices like coriander powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt to taste.
  7. Mix well all the ingredients and cook for about 2 min.
  8. Add the kerala, mix well and cook until the kerala is cooked.
  9. Add sugar to balance the bitterness of the kerala.
  10. Then add the besan flour to the sabji and cook for about 3-4 min or till the besan and kerala is cooked well.
  11. 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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Categories: Curry Recipes, North Indian Cuisine Ingredients: Bitter gourd (Karela), Gram flour (Besan)

Comments

  1. Arpita Pal says

    July 25, 2016 at 7:28 pm

    Thank you for sharing this recipe. I had no idea karela can be so tasty. I have followed this recipe and cooked for my family. My effort was successful and my cooking skill was highly appreciated. Karela in this different form is well accepted by the kids too. It was not bitter at all. A big thumbs-up to you.
    – Arpita

    Reply
  2. Mahesh Patel says

    February 26, 2017 at 5:31 am

    Very helpful recipes, thanks for guidance step by step

    Reply
  3. Pramodini says

    April 18, 2018 at 5:18 am

    It’s very easy and tasteful. Thank you for sharing the recipe

    Reply

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