Name: Sanna kakarakay fry, kasarakay fry, Athalakkai fry recipe by Aruna Saraschandra at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Tiny bitter gourd/kasarakaya - 250gms; Onion - 1 cup; Red chilli powder - 1 tsp; Turmeric Powder - 1/4 Tsp; Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp; Cumin Seeds - 1 Tsp; Garlic - 5 cloves; Curry Leaves - 1 sprig; Oil - 4 tsp; salt as per taste

ABOUT Sanna kakarakay fry, kasarakay fry, Athalakkai fry RECIPE

Sanna Kakarakaya is famous bitter gourd/kakarakaya variety in Rayalaseema. It is dark greenish in color and tapioca pearls like seeds inside. We regularly have it with jowar roti( Jonna rotte in telugu, jolada rotti in kannada), it is good combination.And it also goes well with steamed rice and rotis.

Ingredients Serving: 2

Tiny bitter gourd/kasarakaya - 250gms
Onion - 1 cup
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 Tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1 Tsp
Garlic - 5 cloves
Curry Leaves - 1 sprig
Oil - 4 tsp
salt as per taste

Instructions

Cut the both ends of kasarakaya with hands as shown below.
Wash the above well with water 2 to 3 times
Take a pan/Kadai add 2 tsp of oil then add above washed tiny bitter gourds. Add a pinch of salt and fry it well, till it changes color and reduce the size. Tiny bitter gourd will burst in middle while frying.
Take the above fried tiny bitter gourd in a plate and cut onions.
Take a pan add 2 tsp of oil add garlic cloves fry it and add mustard seeds once it splutters and add cumin seeds, curry leaves fry it well.
Add chopped onions, salt fry it till changes color, then add turmeric powder, red chilli powder fry it and then add fried kasarakaya(tiny bitter gourd).
Mix all the above well.
Close the lid for few minutes on low flames and then take it into bowl.
Crunchy, tasty and healthy tiny bitter gourd/sanna kakarakaya/kasarakaya fry is ready to serve:yum:

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