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Stuffed Karela - Uttar Pradesh Style



Ingredients

4 medium fresh karela (bitter gourd)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp haldi

Scrape the karela skin and sprinkle this salt and haldi on it. Cut the karela such that you can fill it with the stuffing.

Masala

4 medium sized onions. You can grate in a grater or use a mixer grinder to make a paste.
2 ladles of oil
1 tbsp of coarsely powdered fennel
1 tbsp of coriander powder
1/2 tsp haldi powder
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tbsp amchoor powder
Salt to taste

Method

1. Take the scraped karela and wash it properly.
2. Take a  nonstick pan and add one ladle of oil
3. Shallow fry karelas till donw
4. Take out the karela from pan.
5. Add another ladle of oil and fry the onions till golden brown.
6. Now add all the masalas and salt
7. Remove this mixture from pan.
8. Let this cool and stuff the karelas with the stuffing
9. Add one tsp of oil in the non stick pan and place the karelas in the pan. Add a little water and cover it.
10 . Cook for 5 minutes or until the karelas are nice and soft.
11. Enjoy with parantha or rotis.







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