Bitter Gourd Gojju(Karela sweet and sour curry)

Prep time : 15 mins

Cook time : 20 mins

Total time : 20 mins

Author :Vahchef

Main Ingredient : bitter melon, karela

(1 ratings)

0 reviews so far

Servings : 0 persons

Published date : November 28, 2016

Ingredients used in Bitter Gourd Gojju(Karela sweet and sour curry)

• Salt to taste and to sprinkle on top of bitter gourd - .

• Rasam powder - 2 teaspoons.

• Jaggery - 150 to 200 grams.

• Tamarind - lime sized piece.

• Curry leaves - 2 springs.

• Urad dal - one teaspoons.

• Chana dal - one teaspoons.

• Mustard seeds - Half teaspoons.

• Turmeric powder - Half teaspoons.

• Bitter gourd (karela) - 500 grams.

• Water - 1 cup.

• Oil - 2 tablespoons.

• Red chilli (break into pieces) - 1 numbers.

• Hing - 1 pinch.

• Cilantro (finely chopped) - 4 stricks.

Method:

1. Wash the bitter gourd, pat dry with a towel and slice into thin cubes. Make sure to remove all the seeds. 2. To the cut bitter gourd, add a pinch of turmeric and salt, mix well. Keep aside for 15mins. 3. Soak Tamarind in 1 cup of water and keep it aside. 4. Meanwhile, take oil in a non-stick or a heavy bottomed pan, heat the oil. 5. Put mustard seeds when it starts spluttering, add chana dal, urad dal and fry until slightly brown. To this add curry leaves, red chilli pieces and a pinch of hing. Also, add the remaining turmeric powder. 6. Add the bitter gourd pieces to the above seasoning and keep frying it on a medium flame until the vegetable is slightly brown/cooked. 7. To this add rasam powder, salt and jaggery(if you want the gojju be be sweeter, then add li#39;l more jaggery according to your taste). 8. Squeeze out the tamarind juice and add it to the vegetable mixture in the pan. 9. Slow cook the gojju on low flame for about 10mins until the raw smell of rasam powder goes. 10. Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve with chapatis, paratha