13 karela Recipes

karela, onion, garlic clove, fresh ginger, water, coriander powder, cumin powder, mustard powder, mustard seeds, tamarind paste, turmeric powder, besan, salt, red chili powder, oil (for frying )

bitter melon (karela), potatoes, peeled,cut in long strips and half cooked, chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, oil, cumin seed, turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, mango powder, black pepper, salt

bitter-gourds ( karelay ), oil, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds ( methi dana ), carom seeds (ajwaain ), nigella seeds ( kalonji ), onions, thinly sliced, tomatoes, thinly sliced, red chillies powder, turmeric powder, salt ( or to taste ), green chilli, finely chopped, fresh coriander leaves, chopped

bitter melons, oil, salt , to taste, red chili powder, turmeric

pavakkai or 5 karela, coconut, shredded (if you want less use about 3 tbsp.), onions (can use pearl onion), tomato (optional), khus khus, turmeric powder, chili powder (use according to how hot you want the peratal to be), coriander powder (i use my mother in law s mix but can use the ordinary ), tamarind pulp, mustard (for tampering), curry leaves, salt, oil (health conscious can use around 1-1/2 tbsp.)

chicken breasts , cut into cubes, ginger-garlic paste, salt, bitter melon, scraped or cut into small pieces, oil, onions, chopped, chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, jeera powder

bitter gourd (karelas), plain yogurt, turmeric powder, salt, oil, fennel seed (moti saunf), fennel powder, chat masala

bitter melons, washed and cut into 1 inch size pieces, ripe tomatoes, finely chopped, onions , sliced into wafer thin pieces, green chilies, finely chopped, cooking oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves, tamarind juice, salt, fresh coconut, grated, red chilies, black pepper, coriander seed, turmeric powder

beef mince or 1/2 kg mutton mince, bitter melon, salt (to taste), oil, onions, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric, ground coriander, red chili powder, cumin powder, garam masala powder, chopped tomatoes, green chilies, tamarind pulp, fresh coriander

whole wheat flour, black millet flour (bajra), grated garlic, turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, chopped coriander leaves, salt, oil , to brush the theplas

oil, mustard seeds, urad dal (split skinned black gram ), bitter melons , remove seeds and cut into rings (karela), turmeric, salt, tamarind pulp, soaked in 1/2 cup water, sambhar powder or 1 tsp curry powder, jaggery or 1 tsp palm sugar or 1 tsp raw sugar (i suppose you could try this with regular white sugar as well)