Name: Tok misti Bitter gourd recipe by Sushree Satapathy at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Bitter gourd 4 numbers; Salt to taste; sugar 1 tablespoon; Jaggery 2 tablespoons; Curry leaves 15 numbers; Oil 3 tablespoons; Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon; For tempering jeera 1/4 teaspoon; Caraway seeds 1/4 teaspoon; Fennugreek seeds 1/4 teaspoon; Green chilli 2 numbers cut chopped; Mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon; Mustard paste 1 teaspoon; Tamarind pulp 2 tablespoons; For stuffing. boiled potato 2 numbers; Cottage cheese / Paneer 3 tablespoons; Onion 1 piece cut it chopped; Salt to taste; chaat masala 1 teaspoon

ABOUT Tok misti Bitter gourd RECIPE

Karela as a vegetable has many health benifits. None of us like bitter vegetables and looks for tasty vegetables. I have tried a unique way to make this bitter vegetable sweet, palatable and tangy & tasty recipe which will rwduce toxicity of body. Worth experimenting!

Ingredients Serving: 4

Bitter gourd 4 numbers
Salt to taste
sugar 1 tablespoon
Jaggery 2 tablespoons
Curry leaves 15 numbers
Oil 3 tablespoons
Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
For tempering jeera 1/4 teaspoon
Caraway seeds 1/4 teaspoon
Fennugreek seeds 1/4 teaspoon
Green chilli 2 numbers cut chopped
Mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon
Mustard paste 1 teaspoon
Tamarind pulp 2 tablespoons
For stuffing. boiled potato 2 numbers
Cottage cheese / Paneer 3 tablespoons
Onion 1 piece cut it chopped
Salt to taste
chaat masala 1 teaspoon

Instructions

Make a slit in the center of the bitter gourd .
Boil the bitter gourd with 1 cup of water and little salt .
Than remove all seeds .
Heat a kadai with 2 tablespoons oil and add chopped onion , chopped chilli, fry one minute , then add mashed potato , mashed Paneer salt to taste chat masala , cook for two minutes , than keep aside.
Now fill this stuffing into the bitter gourd with the help of a spoon.
Fill all the bitter gourd same way.
Again heat a kadai with 1 tablespoon oil to fry all stuffed bitter gourd , fry both side .
While the bitter gourd are being fried then add one by one spices for the tempering .
Then add tamarind pulp , jaggery , sugar cook for 3 minutes and mix it properly .
Then add mustard paste mix it further , then serve bitter gourd sweet and sour ( tok Misti ) !

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