Karela Ka Salan

Sometimes you need a change from the regular curry with the regular vegetables. So here is my new recipe with bitter gourd (hagalkayi in kannada and karela in Hindi) ka salan.I usually use this bitter gourd to make gojju and frying it with salt and pepper...Well, now this is the a new recipe and it is very delicious. Try it...

Ingredients

• Karela / Hagalkayi / Bittergourd - 6
• Tamarind pulp - 1 tsp
• Jaggery to taste
• Water - 1/2 cup
• Garam Masala -1 tsp
• Coriander leaves
• Oil - 2 tsbp

For the Masala Paste :

• Onion - 1, chopped
• Ginger + Garlic - 1+1 tsp
• Whole dry red chilli - 4 (acc to taste)
• Dhaniya seeds / Coriander seeds - 1tsp
• Jeera seeds / Cumin seeds - 1tsp
• Til / Sesame Seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Roasted Peanuts - 1 tsp

Method for the Masala Paste

• Heat pan add 1 tsp oil and fry all the above masala ingredients.
• Grind into a paste in a blender. Keep aside

Method

• Peel the skin of karela / bittergourd and remove seeds. Apply turmeric and salt keep aside for 1/2 hr
• Heat oil in a pan. Add karela/bittergourd fry till they tender.
• Add masala in to pan
• Add salt, jaggery, tamarind, garam masala, water stir well
• Cover and cook for 10minutes on low flame.

Ready to serve with Roti/Paratha




Recipe Source : Sanjeev Kapoor

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Nellikaai Pachadi

Nellikaai is a tamil / kannada word for Indian Gooseberry. This is very rich in Protein. It is widely used in India in Ayurvedic Medicines, Hair Treatments and also house remedies. These are avalialbe mostly in the winter season. We use this to make dishes on the day of a festival called. Tulsi Puja.

My mother makes powder of this and stores it in normal temp / refrigerator.The method of making the powder is to remove the seed. Cut it into small pieces and dry it in the sun.When it is dried thoroughly it can be grinded to make it into powder OR the dried pieces can be stored too.This powder can be used in dishes to give it a tangy tast. These are also used to make pickles. This is a very tedious process but I love Nellikaai Pickle.

(Dried Gooseberry/Nellikaai)

Ingredients - Nellikaai + Pachadi

• Indian Gooseberry (Bettada Nellikaai / Amla) - 5 to 6 (dried or fresh)
• Coconut, grated - 4 tsp
• Green chillies - 2
• Salt to taste
• Tayir / Curds - 1 cup
• Coriander leaves - 2 tsp

For Tempering

• Oil - 2 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Menthyu / Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp
• Perungayam / Asafoetida / Hing - 1/2 tsp

Method

• Pressure cook the gooseberries / Nellikaai, cool and remove the seeds
• Grind the boiled nellikaai, and other ingredients except curd. Make a chutney
• Heat oil in a small pan & add mustard seeds, menthyu / fenugreek seeds and Perungayam till they splutter and pour it into the chutney
• Mix curds with chutney
• Serve with hot plain rice.

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