Bharwa Karela (Stuffed Bitter Guard)

Ingredients:

Bitter guards- 2 big
Onion- one big, very finely chopped or paste
Garlic -one small bulb or 2 tbsps paste
Black pepper- ½ tsp
Cumin seeds (Zeera) – 1 tsp
Yellow sarson – ½ tbsp
Panch phoran (It is a mixture of methi, ajwain, saunf, sarson, and mangrail available in the Indian stores) – ¼ tsp
Turmeric (Haldi) – ½ tsp
Fennel seeds (saunf) powder-1 tsp
Garam masala- – a pinch
Mango (Amchur) powder /khatai – ½ tsp
Salt to taste
Mustard oil

Directions:

Scrap off karelas and cut their tips.
Cut the remaining karela into three pieces and scoop out all the seeds and flesh.
Boil water with haldi and salt.
Add karela and leave it in boiling water for few minutes . The idea of adding karela is not to cook them but is to remove bitterness.
Dry karela with the help of paper towel and keep them aside.
For stuffing, make a paste of onions and sarson separately.
Heat oil in a pan.
Add panch phoran and let it brown.
Add onion and garlic paste and cook till it is brown.
Add sarson paste and fry for few minutes.
Add salt, haldi, saunf powder, zeera, black pepper, amchur powder and garam masala.
Cool the stuffing.
Stuff the karelas.
Shallow fry stuffed karelas in preferably mustard oil on medium low flame with the lid covered.
Keep turning the sides in between to ensure uniform frying.
Fry the karelas till they are fully cooked.
Enjoy it as a side dish.

Serves/Makes: 2-3

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