Bharwa Karela Recipe | Stuffed Bitter Gourd Recipe
Bharwa karela recipe or stuffed bitter gourd recipe is a delicious punjabi recipe made with karela (bitter gourd) stuffed with spiced filling with karela pith and seeds filling in it.
Servings: 4 People
Ingredients
- 500 gm karela
- 4 medium-size onion chopped in small pieces
- 1 raw mango chopped in small pieces
- 2 tbsp sauf powder
- 1 tsp Fenugreek seeds methi dana
- 2 tsp coriander powder dhania powder
- ½ tsp turmeric powder haldi powder
- ½ tsp red chilli powder
- 3-4 tsp oil
- salt
Instructions
Preparing Karela and removing bitterness
- Wash and peel the karela. And make a vertical cut for filling the masala.
- Remove all the seeds and pith from karela.
- Apply some salt on karela for removing bitterness from it. And also sprinkle some salt on the peeling of karela and seeds.
- Leave it for a few hours and rinse 3-4 times with water for removing bitterness. Wash the seeds and pith of karela also.
Steps for preparing the stuffing
- on a heated oil, add 1 tsp fenugreek seeds, and add chopped onions. cook it for 1-2 minutes.
- Add chopped raw mango and cook it for 1-2 minutes.
- Add 1½ tsp salt, ½ tsp haldi, 2 tsp dhania powder, ½ tsp red chilli powder. Mix it and Cook it
- add 2 tbsp sauf powder and mix it well. And cook it for 1-2 minutes.
- Add karela peelliling, seeds and pith in it. And mix it well and cook it for 1-2 minutes.
- Remove in a plate for cooling down.
Filling the stuffing in karela and Cooking
- Fill the stuffing in the karela with a spoon or hands.
- Roll the karela with the clean thread so that stuffing will not come out.
- on a pan add 1-2 tsp oil and put all the karela in the pan.
- cover the lid and cook for 5-6 minutes.
- After that change the sides of the karela for cooking it from other sides. You have to change the sides of karela for cooking it from all the sides.
- Once it cooks from all the sides, remove it in a bowl for serving.
