- We don't need to peel the bitter gourd, just cut off the ends and make cuts vertically. To a bowl of water, add 1/2 teaspoon salt and add the bitter gourds to it Close lid and boil for 5-6 minutes This will remove the bitterness from the bitter gourds. Take 3-4 tablespoons groundnuts and 7-8 dried chillies along with 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, 2 tablespoons coriander seeds and very little tamarind Wash the tamarind Heat 3-4 tablespoons groundnuts in pan Then add dried chillies and fry till they change colour Then add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, 2 tablespoons coriander seeds and fry. Cut off the stove and let them cook down Add this to a mixie jar along with 5-6 garlic cloves, salt to taste and grind it into a soft powder Now add chopped onions to this powder Stuffing is ready now. We can see that the boiled bitter gourds have cooled down Remove the seeds from them Lets stuff these bitter gourds Fill the bitter gourds with prepared stuffing Any leftover stuffing could be used in the curry Heat 2 tablespoons oil in pan Add 1 teaspoon mustard seeds and fry Add 1 chopped onion and fry Then add 1/2 teaspoon salt and mix As onions turn transparent, add 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder and mix Now place the stuffed bitter gourd and close lid Cook for 2-3 minutes and sprinkle the rest of the stuffing powder over it Then add a little tamarind juice, water as required and cook on low flame for 10-15 minutes Stir and cook the bitter gourds Cook till the gravy thickens and oil starts to float on surface Stuffed bitter gourd is ready to serve!
Guthi kaakarkaya kura
#myrecipe
By Shaalini Shaalu
Feb, 21st
582
Servings
4 persons
Cook Time
25 minutes
Ingredients
9
- 11
Ingredients
- Bitter gourd
- Groundnut
- Red chilli
- Cumin
- Corinader seeds
- Garlic
- Tamarind
- Onion
- Mustard
- Salt
- Turmeric powder
