Gudwala Karela

 

 

Bitter Gourd/ Karela have many health benefits as it promotes healthy respiratory system so helps to cure chronic cough and asthma. Karela helps in digestion by producing enzymes and also aids in weight loss.

Gudwala Karela is an amazing dish in which there is taste and no bitterness at all. This is simple and easy recipe that you can cook for your loved ones.

Try this recipe and you will definitely love it.

🍒Preparation Time- 10 mins

🍒Cooking Time- 15 mins

🍒Total Time- 25 mins

🍒Cuisine- North Indian

🍒Servings- 4   

Ingredients:-

Bitter Gourd (Karela)- ½ kg

Jaggery(gud)- 1/2 cup

Roasted and crushed peanuts- ½ cup

Oil- 5-6 tbsp

Mustard seeds-1 tbsp

Cumin seeds- 1 tbsp

Hing powder- 1 pinch

Curry leaves- 5-6

Onion chopped- 1

Green chili- 2-3

Ginger garlic paste- 2 tbsp

Fennel seeds- 1 tbsp

Salt as per taste

Turmeric powder- ½ tbsp

Red chili powder- 2 tbsp

Coriander powder- 2 tbsp

Dried mango powder(amchur)- 2 tbsp

Garam masala- 1 tbsp      

Method:-

🍒Firstly wash and peel the karela and cut into small pieces, discard the seeds.                Apply salt and turmeric and keep it aside for ½ hour.

🍒Now wash karela’s and boil it in 1 cup of water with pinch of salt, until it gets              cooked. Now drain and squeeze the excess water from it

🍒Heat oil in a pan, add mustard-cumin seeds and let it splutter

🍒Further add hing, curry leaves, onions, green chili, salt and ginger garlic paste            to it. Saute it

🍒Now add peanut powder, turmeric & red chili powder, coriander powder and              jaggery with karela

🍒Further add amchur powder and garam masala. Mix it and cover the lid, let it            cook for 10-12 min

🍒Switch off the flame and remove the karela’s in a bowl.

 

Gud wale Karela’s are ready to serve with parathas

🍒Notes-

1. Apply salt on pieces of karelas for sometime to remove bitterness.

2. Peanuts gives flavor to the recipe