YOUTUBE - Bitter gourd Stir Fry

YOUTUBE - Bitter gourd Stir Fry

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Karela (Bitter guard) fry(କଲରା ଭଜା)

Karela (Bitter guard) fry(କଲରା ଭଜା)

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Ingredients:

• Karela/Bitter guard - 4 medium(କଲରା)
• Garlic - 10 pods(ରସୁଣ) 
• Dry Chilli/ Green chilli - 2(ଶୁଖିଲା ଲଙ୍କା)
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp(ହଳଦୀ ଗୁଣ୍ଡ )
• Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp(ଲଙ୍କା ଗୁଣ୍ଡ)
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp(ସୋରିଷ) 
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp(ଜିରା)
• Mustard Oil - 1-2 tbsp(ସୋରିଷ ତେଲ) 

Method:

• Cut the karela, wash it and keep a side.
• Make the coarse paste of Garlic.
• Heat the oil in a pan.
• Add cumin seeds and mustard seeds,when it begins cracking then add dry chilli and garlic paste and saute it for a minute.
• Put karela in to the pan and fry it for 5 mins.
• Finally add salt and turmeric powder and mix it properly and cover it for 2 mins.
• Then fry it till it became light brown.
• Serve hot with chapathi/rice.

Bitter guard/Karela Bharta

Bitter guard/Karela Bharta

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Ingredients:

• Bitter guard/ Karela(slice) - 3 medium
• Green chilli(chopped) - 2
• Tomato(chopped) - 1 
• Onion(chopped) - 2
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• Red chilli - 1/2 tsp
• mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
• garlic - 10 pods
• ginger - 1/2 inch
• Mustard Oil - 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Clean and cut the bitter guard and boil it adding some water, salt and turmeric powder in a pressure cooker.
• Make a coarse paste of ginger and garlic.
• Heat the 1 tbsp oil in a panand fry the boiled karela till water is evaporated and keep a side.
• Again put another 1 tbsp oil in the same pan.
• Put mustard seeds, cumin seeds and green chilli in to the pan.
• when it begins cracking then add onion and saute it till onion became light brown color.
• After that add ginger and garlic paste and fry for 3 mins.
• Finally add chopped tomato, salt and cover it till tomato became soft.
• Then add fried karela and saute it for 5-10 mins in slow flame.
• Server hot with chapati.