Recipe for Karela Achaari Curry
Ingredients
- Bitter gourds 1/4 kilo – sliced
- Green chilies 3 slitted
- Onion made into paste 1/2 cup
- Garlic 6 cloves – paste
- Toamto puree 1 cup
- Tamarind paste 1/2 spoon
- Salt
- Turmeric powder 1/4 spoon
- Chili powder 1 spoon
- Mustard seeds 1/4 spoon
- Asafoetida 1/4 spoon
- Curry leaves few
- Dry red chilies 3
- Mustard oil few spoons.
- Achaari Powder:
- Fennel seeds
- Cumin seeds
- Nigela(kalonji/onion seeds)
- Kastoori methi
- Mustard seeds
- Fenugreek seeds
- Dry red chilies
- Asafoetida
- Coriander seeds.
Cooking Directions
In a wok, heat oil. Add chilies, onion and garlic paste and fry real good, till its raw odour just leaves.
Then add bitter gourds slices and give a quick twist.
Add salt, turmeric and chili powder to this. Followed by tomato puree & tamarind paste. Maybe add little water. Cover and cook till it is done.
Add the pickling spices and bring this to boil.
In a separate pan, heat oil. Add mustard, asafoetida, red chilies and curry leaves. Let it crackle well.
Now run this seasoning over ht curry prepared.
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