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Karela Aaloo (Bitter Gourd with potatoes)

I just love Karela…Have you had karela aaloo with a crispy paratha?? Yummy!!!! That’s what comes to my head when I see this combination. ย The potatoes taste so good when mixed with karela. ย Bitter Gourd also has health benefits. ย It helps in lowering the blood sugar levels. ย Everyone is use to the bharwaan karela (stuffed bitter gourd), not many people make it like this. Enjoy the flavors…

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Ingredients:

  • 5-6 karelas cut and salted (for a couple of hours)
  • 1 tomato diced
  • 1 medium sized onion sliced
  • 1-2 potatoes sliced length wise (depends on the size)
  • salt to taste
  • 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1/2 garam masala
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric

Directions:

To cut the karelas, first peel the skin using a peeler. ย Don’t discard the skin. Leave it in the bowl in which you are going to salt the karelas. Then cut them in round shape and sprinkle a little bit of salt all over them. ย Let it sit for a couple of hours. ย Wash the salted karelas so that there won’t be excess salt and set aside. ย Make all the water is drained. In a kadhai, add oil and shallow fry them.

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Take them out of the kadhai and put it in a plate. In the same kadhai, add the onion and potatoes and sautee them for a few minutes.

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Then add diced tomato and the peeled skin. Add salt, turmeric, red chilli, garam masala.ย Stir for a couple of minutes then add the fried karelas. Mix it well.

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Cover it and let the potatoes cook all the way. ย Serve hot with parathas.

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If you like the recipe, please comment below after you give it a try and share it on Facebook. ย Would like to hear from you. Your comments, likes, dislikes, matters to me. ย Thank you for stopping by!!

Happy Cooking!!!!!ย 

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