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45 min — 30 min prep, 15 min cooking.

Karela Nu Shaak Gujarati

Name: Karela Nu Shaak Gujarati
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Gujarat Indian
Ingredients: 4g Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch); 4g coriander powder; 6g salt; 2g Turmeric Powder; 15g Tamarind; 60g Water; 30g Jaggery; 300g karela; 2g Cumin Seeds; 0.5g Asafoetida; 30g oil; 2g Mustard Seeds (Black)

Bitter gourd cooked Gujarati-style with jaggery and tamarind to counter bitterness. Sliced thin, salted, and sun-dried before cooking. Medicinal summer sabzi.

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Time 45 min · Serves 3 · 175 kcal · Central Gujarat, Gujarat

Ingredients

Main

Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 4 g
coriander powder — 4 g
salt — 6 g
Turmeric Powder — 2 g
Tamarind — 15 g
Water — 60 g
Jaggery — 30 g
karela — 300 g

Tempering

Cumin Seeds — 2 g
Asafoetida — 0.5 g
oil — 30 g
Mustard Seeds (Black) — 2 g

Method

Scrape karela and cut into thin rounds.
Rub with salt and turmeric. Rest for 30 minutes.
Squeeze out the bitter water well.
Soak tamarind in warm water and take the pulp.
Heat oil. Add mustard seeds, cumin and hing.
Add karela and fry till the edges turn brown.
Add chilli powder, coriander powder, jaggery and tamarind pulp.
Cook till dry and glossy.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Karela Nu Shaak Gujarati?: 175 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 45 min — 30 min prep, 15 min cooking.

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