Karela - Bitter Gourd


Karela - Bitter Gourd 
Recipe: Sanjay Hingorani 

Ingredients:

350gms Karela peeled, salted kept for 30mins to an hour to remove bitterness, kill bacteria. Rinse thoroughly. Cut small circles. Leave seed in.

2 Medium Onions sliced
3-4 cloves garlic chopped
2 inch piece of ginger chopped
1 tsp Turmeric
2 tsp Red Chilli powder
1 tbsp Garam Masala
1 tbsp Desicated Coconut
2-3 Green chillies chopped fine
1 Lime juice
2 tbsp Sugar
1 tsp Salt
1 tbsp Fresh Coriander for Garnish
3 tbsp Ghee

Method:

Fry the garlic and ginger and green chillies 2 tbsp ghee. Fry the karela for a good 10 mins add sugar here. We want the karela to get some carmelisation. Add onions now. Add the coconut powder. Add turmeric, garam masala n chilli powder. Mix well. Add 1/4 cup water. Cover the pan and simmer for 20 mins on low heat. Keep stirring in middle. We don't want the masalas to burn at the bottom. Add the 1 tbsp ghee here on top. Done.

Garnish with fresh coriander and some lime juice.

Eat, Enjoy, Repeat !

Cheers
Sanjay 

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