Bitter gourds are very low in calories but dense with precious nutrients.You should always choose unripe bitter gourd that are firm.Ripe bitter gourd can be excessively bitter.This vegetable is very good for diabetic patients.
IngredientsFor the bitter-gourd:
- 2 Big sized bittergourd/Karela/Karli
- 2 tbsp Jaggery
- 1 Marble sized tamarind ball
- 1 tsp Salt
- 3 cups Water
- 1/2 cup Dry coconut/copra grated
- 1/4 cup Ground nuts
- 1 tbsp Sesame seeds/white til
- 3-4 Dried whole kashmiri red chillies
- 1 tsp Saunf/fennel seeds
- 1 tsp Garam masala powder
- 1 inch piece Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Coriander seeds
- 1/4 tsp Cumin/jeera
- 2-3 Cloves
- 1 tsp Jaggery crushed
- 8 Garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup Coriander leaves,chopped finely
To prepare the bitter-gourd:
- Wash and cut bitter-gourd into 2-3 inch thickness.Scoop out the seeds inside and make one hole in the center so that our stuffing fits into that hole
- Apply salt on bitter-gourd and keep it aside for sometime. Remove excess water from the bitter-gourd
- Now boil water in a pan and add all the ingredients.Cook till the bitter gourd pieces are soft but not mushy.
- Drain the water and wash it with cold water to get rid of the bitterness and dry them with a kitchen towel to remove all the moisture from them .
- Take a pan and dry roast all the stuffing ingredients except coriander leaves,let it cool completely before grinding.
- Now coarsely powder the roasted ingredients and take it on to a plate.
- Add chopped coriander leaves to the this mixture and mix it well.Now the stuffing is ready.
- Start stuffing the bitter gourd pieces with 2-3 tsp of this mixture and press in tightly so that the stuffing will remain intact.
- Now slice the bitter gourd pieces into 1 cm thickness and arrange on a plate.
- Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan/tava and Put all the rings one by one and start frying
- Fry 7-8 bitter-gourd rings at a time till its turns golden brown on one side.Turn it over and fry on the other side,again put some oil and fry on very low flame till golden brown.Repeat with the remaining rings.
- Serve hot.
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