Friday, June 10, 2011

hot karela curry

Bittergourd/karela is one of my fav veggie.There are not much variations for cooking karela.The few i know is to fry them,stuffed karela,karela with tamarind and the hot karela which became my fav recently.




Ingredients :

1.Karela/bittergourd-6-7,cut into desired pieces-round chips or half  pieces.(i dont scrape karela as i think     its beautifull shape should retain when we eat it.
2.Onions-1 big,sliced thinly
3.Tomato-1 big,cut into small pieces
4.Garlic-3 big cloves smashed
5.Curd-3tsp
6.Oil-3tbsp
7.Salt -1/2 tsp
8.Turmeric-1/2 tsp
9.Red chill powder-2tsp
10.Garam masala-1/4 tsp

Method:

1.Wash and sliced  into half pieces.

2.Add salt and leave it for half an hour.
3.Take a palm full of  karela pieces and squeeze the water.
   finish doing it with the rest of the karela.
4.Heat oil in a wide nonstick pan,add the karela pieces and try not to overlap much.add turmeric.

   fry it in medium high heat,stirring in between till they are golden brown and half crisp.
5..Add the sliced onions and fry for 5 mins.

6..Add tomato and fry on high heat for another 5 mins



7.Stir in the curd,mix well.
   reduce the heat to slow and cover it with lid for another 10 mins.

8.Lastly add chilli powder,smashed garlic,garam masala and fry for another 5 mins and you are done.


9.Serve hot with roti.






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