Saturday, January 7, 2012

DAHI KARELA


(Spicy bitter gourd sabzi)
I always hated eating anything made with “karela” and made faces. My mom tried this dish and now it is my favorite. My husband had not tried karela before marriage and now he relishes this dish. This dish is for all those people who Hate karela.

Ingredients
Karela 4
Onion 2 big chopped
Green chilli 2 chopped
Dahi 1 ½ cups (thick & sour)
Dhania powder 2 tsp
Haldi 1 tsp
Red chilli powder 1 tsp
Garam masala powder ¼ tsp
Salt to taste
Oil
Preparation
Wash & cut karela into thin circles. Add salt (more than required quantity). Keep aside for 1 hour. Squeeze out karela out of all salt water. Heat a pan, dry roast karela on medium flame for nearly 15 mins. Keep aside.

Heat oil, add chopped onion and green chilli. Sauté till onion turns transparent. Add haldi, red chilli powder, and garam masala powder. Sauté. Add dahi on a low flame and fry till oil separates on sides of pan. Add karela. Stir well and add salt if needed. Cover and cook for 5 mins. garnish with dhania leaves.

Serve with hot chappatis or rotis.

1 comment:

  1. Tried this today, though I substituted green chilli with dried red chilli. Turned out awesome!!!!

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