Stuffed Shallow Fried Karela ( Bitter Gourds ).. Maharashtrian styled Bharli Karli...

 

Stuffed Shallow Fried Karela ( Bitter Gourds )..

Maharashtrian styled Bharli Karli.

Ingredients..

1.Small Karelas..8 to 10

2.Pea nuts..1/2 cup

3. Grated Dry Coconut..2tabsps.

4. White Til... 2tabsps.

5. Goda Masala ,or Any available Masala powder like Koli masala, or Kanda lasun masala, or Malvani masala.

6. Salt.as per taste.

7.Haldi..1tsp for applying Karela n 1/4 tsp for masala.

8.Dhania leaves..3 to 4 tabsps chopped.

9.. Garlic..3 cloves.

10. Red chilli powder.

11.oil..as needed  to shallow fry Karelas.

12. Jeera..1/4 tsp.

13.. Green Chillies..1 or 2 

Method..

If you dont have small Karelas then take big 4 

karelas n make half of it .. 

Then wash it n wipe it.. 

Give a verical slit to karelas from up to down. 

Remove inner part of seeds with spoon.

Then in a plate take 1 tsp of salt n 1 tsp of haldi.. 

mix it nicely.. n rub this mixture inside of 

Karelas with a finger or spoon.

Keep it aside.

Then in a steamer or pressure cooker keep this 

plate with Karelas.

Steam it for 10 minutes till it becomes slightly cooked n soft.

Then wash karelas dipping it in a pot with water .

Remove haldi n salt . Wash it like this for twice.

After washing it Karala's bitterness is removed.

For Stuffing Masalas..

In a pan roast peanuts 1/2 cup, 2 tabsps of

 Whilte Til, n 2tabsps of grated dry coconut... 

Add garlic 3 cloves grated or chopped, 1 green 

chilli, 1/4tsp of Jeera,  while frying. 

Then powder it with some salt, red chilli powder ,

Goda masala ,haldi, as per taste..

 you can use any home made masalas avilable 

with you like Koli masala, Goda masala, or 

kanda lasun masalaor Malvani masala.

Add some chopped Dhania leaves.. mix it nicely..

Stuff it all karelas.

In a pan or Tawa add some oil.. sprinkle some 

salt.. n arrange stuffed Karelas in it.

Shallow fry it till it becomes brown from all 

sides.. 

Serve it with rotis or Dal Chawal.