karela fry | bitter gourd fry | kakarakaya fry

Karela fry recipe – Kakarakaya fry or bitter gourd fry is an easy, quick and healthy dish. This is a North Indian style karela fry recipe as I have used the spices which are generally used in North Indian cooking. Karela is also known as kakarakaya or bitter gourd or bitter melon. A vegan recipe.

If you like karela or bitter gourd then only you will like this dish. Not many people are fond of karela because of its bitter taste. i make a karela dish once in a month as it is very good for health.

This is another way I make karela at home beside the Bharwan karela and the Punjabi Style karela sabji posted earlier.

These bitter gourd fry can be served as a side dish with a combination of dal rice or rasam rice or sambar rice. You can also serve them with Indian flatbreads like chapati or phulkas.

If you are looking for more Vegetable recipes then do check:

• Potato fry
• Ladies finger fry
• Capsicum fry
• Brinjal fry
• Cauliflower fry

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Karela Fry

4.63 from 16 votes

By Dassana Amit

Kakarakaya fry or bitter gourd fry is an easy and quick dish. The recipe is lightly spiced with bitter tones from the karela.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 25 mins

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Cuisine Indian, North Indian

Course: Side Dish

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Servings 2 to 3

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Ingredients

• ▢ 250 grams tender karela (bitter gourd or bitter melon or kakarakaya)
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
• ▢ ½ teaspoon red chili powder
• ▢ ½ teaspoon cumin powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon coriander powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon fennel powder
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
• ▢ 1 pinch asafoetida (hing)
• ▢ ½ or 1 teaspoon amchur powder (dry mango powder)
• ▢ 1 tablespoon besan (gram flour or chickpea flour)
• ▢ 2 tablespoon oil
• ▢ salt as required

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Instructions

preparation

• Rinse the karela in water first.
• Slice the karela into thin round pieces.
• You can lightly peel the skin if you want before you slice them.

making karela fry

• Heat oil in a frying pan or kadai.
• Add the karela slices and saute on a low or medium flame till the slices
• Become lightly browned. Takes about 8-10 minutes. Stir in between.
• Now add all the dry spice powders and salt.
• Stir and saute for 5-6 mins more on a low flame.
• Lastly add the besan and saute for some minutes till the rawness of the besan or gram flour goes away. Takes about 4-5 minutes more.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve bitter gourd fry with dal-rice, kadhi-rice or sambar-rice.

Notes

• This recipe can be doubled or tripled.

Nutrition Info Approximate values

Nutrition Facts

Karela Fry

Amount Per Serving

Calories 169 Calories from Fat 126

% Daily Value*

Fat 14g22%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Sodium 599mg26%

Potassium 394mg11%

Carbohydrates 8g3%

Fiber 4g17%

Protein 2g4%

Vitamin A 740IU15%

Vitamin C 105mg127%

Calcium 37mg4%

Iron 1.3mg7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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