Bitter Gourd (Karela) Salan
Bitter Gourd (Karela) is naturally filled with healthy nutrition and traditional recipe of desi food lovers, it is prepared by using simple and desi ingredients. Here at KFoods, you can easily search out the latest karela dishes from top cooking experts and chefs.
Ingredients
1) Karela / bitter gourd 1/2 kg
2) Onions 1/2 kg
3) Lemon 1
4) Garlic, crushed 1 tsp
5) Dried red chillies, crushed 6-8
6) Turmeric 1/2 tsp
7) Medium tomatoes, chopped 2
8) Salt 4 tbsp
9) Oil 75 ml
How to make Bitter Gourd (Karela) Salan
Method
1. Slice the karelas and rub with salt.
2. Spread on a platter and leave in the sun for one hour.
3. Rinse in water thrice to remove the bitterness and salt.
4. Fry the karela in very hot oil.
5. Squeeze the lemon over it while frying. Remove and set aside.
6. In the same oil fry onions until light brown.
7. Move to one side and add garlic in the center of the pan, fry and add chillies and turmeric.
8. Blend in fried karela and mix well.
9. Add tomatoes and cook uncovered until tomatoes soften and liquid evaporates.
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~Sani~, karachi