Not everybody likes bitter Gourd, mainly because it is bitter. Karela, as we normally call it in India, is good for health.
By including Karelas in our diet, it can be beneficial in riding off the kidney stones by naturally breaking them down, It also reduces bad cholesterol, thus decreasing the risk of heart attack.
I normally remove the bitterness by salting the karelas overnight and then washing them the next day and squeeze out the bitterness.
They really taste good, if you just chop them into circles, deep fry and have it with just khichdi and curds.
Or you can be creative and stuff them with meat, cheese or potatoes.
This week, I deep fried the karelas, stuffed them with spicy potatoes and cooked in green masala
Happy to share the recipe of stuffed Karela in green masala
1. Wash, squeeze and slit the karelas from one side.
2. Deep fry till they are brown and crispy
3. Make potato filling by grating boiled potato and adding spices like Cumin seeds powder, mango powder, red chilly powder and salt.
4. Stuff the karelas with spicy potatoes
5. Tie it secure with thread
6. Make masala by grinding it into paste the mixture of garlic, coriander leaves, fenugreek leaves, tomato, chillies, coriander powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder and salt
7. Fry this paste in oil for some time
8. Add 1cup water and let it cook
9. Add the stuffed karela
10. Cover and let it cook till done
11. Serve with hot parathas
