Masala Nariyal Karela

Masala Nariyal Karela Recipe

Ingredients

For Masala Nariyal Karela Recipe

Bitter guard (karela) 500 gram
Potatoes (aalo), chopped  in cubes 1 big
Grated dry coconut (khopra) ¾ cup
Peanuts (moongfali) ½ cup
Cumin (jeera) seeds ½ tea spoon
Onions (payaz), finely chopped 1 big
Onions (payaz), cubed ½ cup
Vegetable oil 5-6 table spoon
Turmeric (haldi) ½ tea spoon
Aniseeds (saunf powder) 1 tea spoon
Coriander (dhaniya) powder 1 tea spoon
Whole red chilli (sabut lal mirch) 3-4
Ginger garlic (adrak lahsan) paste 2 tea spoon
Black pepper (kali mirch) 1 tea spoon
Dry mango (amchoor) powder 1 table spoon
Hot spices (garam masala) powder 1 tea spoon
Salt (namak) to taste

Instructions

  1. Dry roast peanuts and grind them to make powder.
  2. Cut bitter guard into small pieces, rub salt and turmeric into it and leave it for 1 hour.
  3. Heat a pan with 1 teaspoon of oil, toast the whole red chilli, coconut, cumin seeds and onions until the onions turn slightly brown.
  4. Allow to cool and grind these ingredients to make a fine paste.
  5. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry bitter gourd and potatoes and keep separately.
  6. Heat a saucepan with 2 table spoon of the oil, add the coconut-onion paste, stir and fry for a little bit. Add ginger-garlic paste, black pepper, aniseed and hot spices powder. Sprinkle salt and mix well.
  7. Add onion pieces and stir it.
  8. Now add fried bitter guard, potatoes and cook until they become tender.
  9. Then add peanut powder and mango powder and stir it for 5-7 minutes.
  10. Serve hot “ Masala karele” with Roti.

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