To taste Salt
Ingredients for stuffing -
4 - 5 tbsp Oil
1 tsp Cumin seeds
1 Onion chopped
1 tsp Ginger garlic paste
1/4 cup Besan
2 tsp coriander powder
2 tsp saunf powder/ fennel seeds powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp Amchur powder
1/4 tsp red chili powder
To Add a splash of water and mix. Stir continuously.taste Salt
For tying karelas after filling -
Thread
Method -
1. Cut karela from top and bottom. Peel the skin. Keep the peels in a separate bowl.
2. Cut each karela vertically down the centre keeping the base intact. Remove seeds and pulp from the centre.
3. Rub salt over each karela and keep aside for 1/2 hour.
4. Place peels of karela on the strainer and apply salt over it. Keep aside for 1/2 hour.
5. After 1/2 hour karela and it's peels will leach out sour water.
6. Wash karela properly with clean water.
7. Drain excess water from each karela.
8. Wash karela peels properly with clean water. Strain it using the strainer.
9. Strain the water from the peels by pressing it with spoon or back of the ladle.
For stuffing -
10. Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin and fry on slow flame. Add onion and fry for few minutes. Add ginger garlic paste and fry for some time.
11. Add besan and fry till golden. Stir continuously.
12. Add karela peels and mix well.
13. Add coriander powder, saunf powder/ fennel seeds powder, turmeric powder, amchur powder, red chili powder and salt. Mix well and cook for few minutes on slow flame.
14. Add a splash of water and mix. Stir continuously.
15. Stuffing is ready. Transfer it to a bowl and let it cool.
16. Fill stuffing in the karela.
17. Tie karela with thread so that the stuffing should not come out from the karela while cooking.
18. Heat oil in pan. Place karela in the pan. Cover the pan with lid and cook on slow flame.
19. Keep stirring in between and add keep adding a splash of water if required. Keep changing the sides of the karela after some time to cook evenly. Cook karela till golden and properly cooked from all sides. Switch off the flame.
20. Besan bharva karele is ready to serve.
21. Transfer it to a serving plate. Remove the thread and serve hot with chapati, paratha, raita or rice.
2. Mix and keep aside for 1/2 hour.
3. Place peels of karela in the bowl and apply salt over it.
13. Add karela peels and mix well.
19. Stuff all the karelas with stuffing mixture.
20. Tie karela with thread so that the stuffing should not come out from the karela while cooking.
21. Heat oil in pan. Place karela in the pan.
22. Cover the pan with lid and cook on slow flame.
23. Keep stirring in between and add keep adding a splash of water if required. Keep changing the sides of the karela after some time to cook evenly.
24. Cook karela till golden and properly cooked from all sides. Switch off the flame.
25. Besan bharva karele is ready to serve.
26. Transfer it to a serving plate. Remove the thread and serve hot with chapati, paratha, raita or rice.
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