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Sunday, July 25, 2010

Bitter Gourd Curry


Kakarkaya Kura, Karela curry













Ingredients :

Bitter Gourd 1/4 kg
Onion 2 big
Red Chilly Powder 1/2 tsp
Sugar 1 tsp
Curry Leaves 6
Cumin Seeds 1/4 tsp
Mustard Seeds 1/4 tsp
Ginger Garlic Paste
Turmeric Powder 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil 1& 1/2 tbsp

Preparation :

Wash and cut bitter gourd in to round shape pieces as shown in the picture.
Wash and chop onions.











Now add little turmeric powder and salt to the pieces and crush them hardly
to squeeze out juice from it.

Heat oil in a non- stick pan, add cumin seeds, mustard seeds after spluttering
add chopped onion, curry leaves, ginger garlic paste and turmeric powder.

Saute onion until they become transparent, stir continuously then add bitter
gourd to it.

Mix it well and add salt, cook it on low flame and stir it very regularly to
avoid burning. Put lid on it.

After cooking it for 20 Min's , add red chilly powder and sugar to it, and
cook until its done.
It takes more than 30 Min's to cook.

Then serve it with chapati, rice .... etc

Suggestions :

Instead of sugar, jaggery can be used.
Always cook on low flame.

2 comments:

  1. Rajani garu kakarkaya curry looks so yummy............can you post kakarkaya podi.

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  2. Thank you.....sure... definitely I will post
    kakarkaya podi...

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