Name: Karele tamatar ki sabji recipe by Kritika Singh at BetterButter
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 42 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Bitter gourd (karela) - 250 gms; Tomatoes - 2; Onions - 1; Haldi - 1/2 tspn; Kashmiri red chilli powder - 1/2 tspn; Jeera powder -1/4 tspn; Dhaniya powder - 1/4 tspn; Kasuri methi -1/2 tspn; Garlic leaves - 5; Ginger - 1/2 tspn; Salt; Water for boiling and gravy

ABOUT Karele tamatar ki sabji RECIPE

Karela (bitter gourd) when cooked with tomatoes gives a nice flavour as tomato cuts its bitterness and makes it easy to eat. This sabji goes well with roti and chawal both.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Bitter gourd (karela) - 250 gms
Tomatoes - 2
Onions - 1
Haldi - 1/2 tspn
Kashmiri red chilli powder - 1/2 tspn
Jeera powder -1/4 tspn
Dhaniya powder - 1/4 tspn
Kasuri methi -1/2 tspn
Garlic leaves - 5
Ginger - 1/2 tspn
Salt
Water for boiling and gravy

Instructions

Cut karela into big pieces.
Boil the karela in water and salt in pressure cooker for 1 whistle.
Now stir fry the boiled karela in little oil till it turns golden .
Allow it to cool, remove the pulp and seeds.
In a mixer, add these seeds, tomatoes, ginger and garlic
Grind them to make a smooth paste. Keep it aside
Now heat oil, add bayleaf, cumin seeds. When they splutter, add chopped onions.
When onions becomes translucent, add the prepared tomato paste and cook for 5 min.
Add haldi, kashmiri red chilli, dhaniya powder, kasuri methi, jeera powder, and salt
Cook the masala for another 5 min and then slowly add water
Bring it to one boil and then add the fried karela. Cover and cook for 10 min.
Adjust water accordingly. Sprinkle some lime juice or aamchur powder(optional).
Karele tamatar ki sabji ready to serve.

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