

Telugu
Kakarakaya Ulli Karam (Bitter Gourd Powder)
- Duration: 30 minutes
- Serves: 2 to 4 people
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Spice Level: Low
Trivia Tadka
Ingredients
- Bitter gourd (karela) (6 to 7)
- Tamarind (imli), de-seeded (small, lemon-sized)
- Onion, chopped (2)
- Salt (to taste)
- Cumin seeds (jeera) (1 tsp)
- Coriander seeds (sabut dhania) (1 tsp)
- Dry red chillies (sabut lal mirch) (4 to 5)
- Oil (for cooking)
- MTR Haldi/Turmeric Powder (1 tsp)
Method
- Peel the karela and cut them into small pieces. Then, soak the pieces in salt-and-tamarind water for at least 5 to 6 hours.
- Squeeze out all the excess water from the karela pieces and keep them aside.
- Heat oil in a kadhai and keep frying the karela pieces in it till they have turned light golden brown in colour. Keep aside on a kitchen towel.
- In another kadhai, lightly dry-roast the jeera, dhania and sabut lal mirch till the combined aroma of the spices has begun to waft out.
- Grind onions, tamarind, jeera, dhania, MTR Haldi/Turmeric Powder and salt into an even paste.
- Heat oil in a pan and toss the paste in it. Keep cooking till the paste has started to release the oil.
- Now, add in the karela pieces and mix well.
- Serve hot.