Karela Fry Recipe, Bitter Gourd Fry | Kakarakaya Fry
A side dish stir fried using karela/bitter gourd...It is sauteed in oil and stir fried until crisp with spices...
Ingredients
- 3 bitter gourd/karela roughly peeled and cut into rings
- salt - to taste
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 2 tablespoon oil
- ¾ teaspoon red chilli powder
- ¾ teaspoon roasted coriander leaves
- chopped coriander leaves for garnishing
Instructions
Washing of karela/bitter gourd:
- Peel the bitter gourd very roughly and cut into rings without deseeding.
- Take the cut pieces into a bowl, add salt and turmeric powder into it.
- Use hands and mix the pieces by pressing, squeezing and mixing.
- Pressing, squeezing and mixing removes the bitter content from the karela.
- Doing this releases the bitter juice out from the karela.
- Add water into the karela pieces, wash them well and remove the pieces out.
Stir frying the karela:
- In a wok, add oil and heat it.
- Into it, add karela pieces and saute for five minutes.
- Stir and saute until slight brown color is obtained.
- Add salt as per taste and mix well.
- Cook, stir and saute until it gets brownish color.
- Add red chilli powder and roasted coriander seeds powder.
- Mix and saute until it gets crispy.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
- Karela fry is ready!!!
Notes
1.Always make stir fried recipes in a non stick pan or non stick woks..
2.If non stick pans are not used then the stir fried dish burns at the base and we never get a perfect outcome...
2.If non stick pans are not used then the stir fried dish burns at the base and we never get a perfect outcome...
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Karela Fry Recipe, Bitter Gourd Fry | Kakarakaya Fry
Amount Per Serving
Calories 290
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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