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Karela Pulusu Recipe, Karela Sabji, How To Make Karela Pulusu Recipe

Name: KARELA PULUSU
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4

Kakarakaya pulusu is bittergourd curry prepared with tamarind and spices. Karela ki Sabzi is a diabetic recipe that goes with rice, rotis.

About Recipe

Kakarakaye koora, Pavakkai Kuzhambu, Karela torkari

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Prep time
15 mins

Cook time
15 mins

Total time
30 mins

Author : Vahchef
Main Ingredient : Bitter Melon, Karela

Servings : 4 persons
Published date : February 14, 2019

Ingredients used in KARELA PULUSU
• Bitter gourd - 3 numbers.
• Salt - to taste.
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tea spoon.
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tea spoon.
• Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tea spoon.
• Onion(chopped) - 1 cup.
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 tea spoon.
• Curry leaves - 1 spring.
• Red chili powder - 1 tea spoon.
• Coriander powder - 1/2 tea spoon.
• Desiccated coconut powder - 1 tablespoons.
• Tamarind juice - 1 cup.
• Sugar - 1/2 tea spoon.
• Roasted sesame seeds powder - 1/2 tablespoon.
• Oil - 2-3 tablespoons.
• Shallots - 1/2 cup.
Method:
Peel bitter gourd slightly and cut into lengths of 1 ½ inch. Take a bowl and add bitter gourd pieces, little salt, turmeric powder and mix, keep aside. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, onion and saute it. To it add ginger garlic paste, curry leaves, turmeric powder and saute it. Now squeeze water from bitter gourd. To the above mixture pan add bitter gourd, shallots, red chili powder, coriander powder, salt and mix it later cook with lid on it. Add desiccated coconut powder, tamarind juice and cook it for 5 minutes with lid on it. Atlast add little sugar, roasted sesame seeds powder and mix it, later cook for 1 minute. Now kareka pulusu is ready to serve with rice or roti.