How to Make Tasty Andhra Style Stuffed Karela (Bitter Gourd) Recipe

Andhra Style Stuffed Karela (Bitter Gourd) Recipe. Then take karela and stuff the masala into it using spoon and press the stuffing properly so that it does not come out. Once they are fried,remove and serve hot with rice. Keep turning them in between for even roasting.

Cooked and pan fried bitter gourd is stuffed with roasted chana dal powder, coconut and chilly powder. Serve the stuffed bitter gourd (gutti kakarkaya or stuffed karela) with rice and ghee. Serve the stuffed karela with white rice, brown rice or millets. You can have Andhra Style Stuffed Karela (Bitter Gourd) Recipe using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Andhra Style Stuffed Karela (Bitter Gourd) Recipe

1. You need 8 of – 10 small Bitter gourd / karela.
2. It's 2 of big onions.
3. Prepare 2 of green chilli.
4. Prepare 1/2 cup of peanut roasted.
5. Prepare 3 tbsps of besan.
6. Prepare 1 tsp of red chilli powder.
7. You need 1 tsp of tumeric.
8. You need 1 tsp of coriander powder.
9. You need 1 tsp of garam masala.
10. Prepare to taste of salt.
11. Prepare 1 tsp of sugar.
12. It's 1 tsp of lemon juice.
13. It's 1/2 tsp of Jeera.

More recipes to serve with rice - Peanut stuffing is quite common there and is mixed with other spices to prepare subji's out of okra,brinjal,bitter gourd etc. This is one such recipe my mom makes. Needless to say that stuffed veggies need generous amount of oil. Now to avoid excess oil usage, let us check out the MW version of Stuffed Bitter gourd.

Andhra Style Stuffed Karela (Bitter Gourd) Recipe step by step

1. Clean and slit the karela from center.Remove the seeds inside carefully,do not break it up..
2. Put these karelas into pressure cooker and add little water and salt.cook them for one whistle and remove from cooker and keep it dry for some time..
3. Add litle oil in pan.Add 1/2 tsp jeera,allow it to splutter then add chopped onions,green chilly and fry till golden color comes..
4. Then add roasted peanut powder,besan, and all the masalas and fry little. Add salt to taste. In last sprinkle sugar and lemon jucies and remove from flame.Keep it as side to cool..
5. Then take karela and stuff the masala into it using spoon and press the stuffing properly so that it does not come out..
6. Add little oil to sauce pan and put all the stuffed karelas into it and fry for 10 mins.Once they are fried,remove and serve hot with rice..

Ingredients Prepare the stuffed karela Stuff the halved bitter gourds withe the stuffing mix. Join the other half with the help of wooden toothpick. Plastic ones will melt while frying. (refer the image) Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, red chillies, curry leaves and saute it. Add stuffed bitter gourd and cook it slightly with lid on it. To it add tamarind juice and cook again with lid on it.