easy bitter gourd curry recipe | karela sabzi | kakarakaya curry
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 20 minutes
- Total time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 Servings
- Category: curry
- Cuisine: south indian
Ingredients
- 1 bitter gourd
- 4 tsp oil
- ½ tsp jeera / cumin
- ½ tsp fennel / saunf
- few curry leaves
- ½ onion (sliced)
- ½ tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 chilli (slit)
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
- ½ tsp coriander powder
- ¼ tsp garam masala
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup tamarind extract
- 1 tbsp jaggery / gud
- 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
Method
- in a large kadai heat 4 tsp oil and splutter ½ tsp jeera, ½ tsp fennel, and few curry leaves.
- add ½ onion, ½ tsp ginger garlic paste and 1 chilli. saute well making sure onions are cooked well.
- squeeze of the bitter gourd and add to the kadai.
- saute for a minute making sure the bitter gourd is roasted.
- now add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp coriander powder, ¼ tsp garam masala and ½ tsp salt.
- saute on low flame, making sure the spices are cooked well.
- further, add ¾ cup tamarind extract and 1 tbsp jaggery.
- cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until the bitter gourd are cooked well.
- finally, add coriander leaves and enjoy bitter gourd curry with hot steamed rice or chapati.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.