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Updated 23 Apr, 2024

Stuffed Bitter Gourd (karela)

Name: Stuffed Bitter Gourd (karela)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 250 gm pumpkin; 250 gm bitter gourd; 1 tsp red chili powder; 2 tsp Coriander Powder (roasted ); 1 tsp cumin powder (roasted ); 2 tsp mango pulp (use raw mango); 1 tbsp gram flour; Oil (for shallow fry); 1-2 tsp Salt (or as per taste)

Geeta Biswas

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About Stuffed Bitter Gourd (karela)

Bitter gourd is an antiviral vegetable. For those who are affected by diabetes, it's recommended to include bitter gourd in their daily diet.

I stuffed the bitter gourd with pumpkin. Those who aren't fond of bitter gourd may enjoy this recipe.

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Recipe Time & More

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time25 minutes mins

Total Time35 minutes mins

Served AsLunch

Recipe TasteBitter Salty Spicy

Calories - 86 kcal

Servings - 2

Ingredients

▢ 250 gm pumpkin
▢ 250 gm bitter gourd
▢ 1 tsp red chili powder
▢ 2 tsp Coriander Powder roasted
▢ 1 tsp cumin powder roasted
▢ 2 tsp mango pulp use raw mango
▢ 1 tbsp gram flour
▢ Oil for shallow fry
▢ 1-2 tsp Salt or as per taste

Instructions

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Boil the bitter gourd and remove the seeds. Then, boil it in water with a little salt.
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Grate the pumpkin, heat a pan, pour oil, then add gram flour. Stir for a few seconds.
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Add grated pumpkin, salt, red chili powder, roasted coriander powder, roasted five-spice blend, and roasted cumin powder.
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Stir continuously, then add raw mango pulp. Cook until dry, then set aside.
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Now, squeeze the boiled bitter gourd and fill it with the cooked pumpkin mixture. Tie it with a thread to ensure the filling does not come out.
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Pour a little oil in a pan and shallow fry the stuffed bitter gourd until all sides are cooked. Serve the stuffed bitter gourd with rice, chapati, paratha, or as desired.

Recipe Notes

If you can't find it fresh every season, you can use dried raw mango powder instead.

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Geeta Biswas

Are you missing old, traditional recipes? I, Geeta Biswas would love to share all those different tasty and traditional recipes. Most of my recipes are simple and very creative as I try to add twist and easy steps to prepare each and every recipe.

3 Comments

Preeti John Nawani

January 18, 2024 / 9:08 pm Log in to Reply

So delicious! Excited to make it.
Rishav Jain

September 8, 2020 / 9:46 pm Log in to Reply

Looks so appetizing! Thank you for posting.
Atul Tiwari

July 22, 2018 / 10:30 pm Log in to Reply

Looks so incredible! Thank you for sharing.