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Bharay Karelay Recipe - Pure Vegetarian - Bharwa Karela by Mayelas Kitchen

Stuffed Karela Recipe is famous as Bharay Karelay in Pakistan and Bharwa Karela in India. Our this version is purely vegetarian. Different fillings can change its category from Veg to Non Veg. We will share more versions soon for now this is for Vegans. Enjoy

Recipe

Preparation time: 15-20 mins

Cooking time: 15 mins

Ingredients

Bitter Gourd - 12 pieces - Karela
Salt - For Cleaning - Namak

Filling Ingredients

Potatoes - 2 pcs - Aloo
Onions - 2 pcs - Payaz
Tomato - 1 piece - Tamatar
Green chilies - 2 pcs - Hari mirch
Pomegranate paste - 2 tbsp - Anar dana paste
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tbsp - Lehsan Adrak ka paste
Black pepper powder - 1 pinch - Kali mirch powder
Dry coriander powder - 1 tsp - Khush dhania powder
Blend of spices - Half tsp - Garam Masala
Fenugreek Powder - 1 tsp - Kasuri Methi
Turmeric Powder - 1 tbsp - Haldi
Red Chili Powder - 1 tsp - Laal Mirch powder
Salt - 1 tbsp - Namak

Making

Cleaning of the Bitter Gourds

1. Peel off the Skin OF Bitter gourds as shown in Video.

2. Cut the gourd from Center and remove all the seeds inside it.

3. Now put all the Gourds in a bowl and add 1 tbsp salt in them and give them rest for 30 minutes.

4. Now Wash them with water twice and thrice while rubbing them with your hands so the salt and other remaining substances get washed off.

5. Now squeeze each bitter gourd with your hands and remove any remaining water in them. Place the Bitter gourd in a dry plate.

Your Bitter Gourds are ready to cook.

Making Filling Material and Stuffing your Gourds.

1. First fry Potatoes till they become light golden.

2. Take a Fry pan and add Ginger garlic paste in it and fry it until it becomes light golden.

3. Now add chopped onions in it. Do not let Onions become light brown or golden. Only let them have a slight change in color and their rawness.

4. Add tomatoes and green chilies in it and Saute them for 1 to 2 minutes.

5. Add all dry spices in it.

6. Add pomegranate seeds paste in it and mix everything with help of spoon.

7. Now add fried potatoes in the pan and mix them well. Put the mixture on low flame for 5 minutes.

Our material is ready now.

Filling of Bitter Gourd

Now open the cut area of the gourd with help of your hand and fill the spices we prepared with a tea spoon. Close the cut with a Thread.

Cooking of Bitter Gourd

Preheat oil in frying pot and add your Bitter Gourds filled with spice in it. After you have fried them well just take them out in a plate and enjoy their unique taste.

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Vegetarian

Karela Keema Begair Karwahat | Mutton Mince Bitter Gourd but Bitterless

Karela's English name Bitter gourd or Bitter melon tell the whole story about its taste. But if you cook it the right way as per my recipe than you are not going to find any bitterness in it. We have added Mutton Mince in it but if you are pure vegetarian you can skip it. Enjoy.

Preparation time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins

Ingredients

Bitter Melon | Gourd - 2 kg - Karela
Onion - 1 pc - Payaz
Green chilies - 2 pcs - Sabaz mirch
Tomatoes - 4 pcs - Tamatar
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tbsp - Adrak Lehsan paste
Water - 1 glass - Pani
Onions at end - 3 pcs - Payaz akhir mai dalnai
Mutton Mince - 1 kg - Keema Bakra
Cooking oil - 125 ml - Tael
Red Flakes - 1 tea spoon - Dadar Mirch
Fenugreek Powder - 1 tbsp - Kasur Methi
Red chili powder - 1 tea spoon - Laal mirch powder
Salt - 1 tbsp - Namak
Turmeric Powder - 1 tea spoon - Haldi
Garnish with Fresh Coriander, Ginger and Green chilies

Making

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Meat

Karela Bhur | Bitter Gourd Skin Recipe

Karela also known as bitter gourd or bitter melon is a vegetable full of nutrition. Karela Bhur means Skin of bitter gourd. It contains proteins, vitamins B & C and calcium. Also it is really beneficial for people with diabetes. It will also help you make your immune system stronger as we really need that after "Covid19-spread".

People waste the skin of Karela / Karela Bhur but this recipe is made from the peeled skin of it. This might be unique recipe for you but do try as it is really delicious and healthy.

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Preparation time: 10 mins.
Cooking time: 15 mins.

Ingredients

Peeled Skin of Bitter Gourd - 2 kg - Karela ki Bhur
Cooking oil - 1/4 cup - Tael
Garlic Ginger Paste - 1 tbsp - Lehsan Adrak Paste
Green chilies - 3 pcs - Hari Mirch
Ginger sliced - 1 pc - Adrak Katti
Onion - 3 med pcs - Payaz
Tomatoes - 4 pcs - Tamatar
Salt - 1 tea spoon - Namak
Red Chili Powder - Half Tea Spoon - Laal Mirch
Turmeric Powder - Half Tea Spoon - Haldi Powder
Red Chili flakes - Half Tea Spoon - Daadar Mirch
Dry Coriander Powder - 2 tbsp - Khush Dhania powder
Fresh Coriander - Half cup - Taaza Dhania

Making Karela Bhur

Peel off skin of Bitter gourd in a plate. We are going to make this recipe with the peeled skin. After that cut the skin in smaller pieces. Now add 2 tbsp Salt in it and scuff it with your hands. This will end its bitterness. After that wash it. Repeat this step 3 to 4 times.

Now take peeled skin out of water. Squeeze it hard between your hands so no water remains in it and then put it in a strainer. Now preheat oil in a frying pot and fry karela bhur (Peeled skin of bitter gourd) in it. When they are ready then take them out in a strainer.

Note: You can use Skin of bitter gourd without frying them directly in to spices but we are sharing the way we like them.

Lets prepare spices for Karela Bhur Now. Take a cooking pot and add cooking oil in it. After oil gets hot, add ginger garlic paste in it and fry it until it becomes lite golden. Now when ginger garlic changed its color add tomatoes in it and mix them well. After that add all dry spices in it and mix them well. Now put it on low flame with lid covered for 5 minutes.

Open the lid now and Saute the spices well and make them softer. You can also use masher to make spices softer. Now add onions, green chilies and garnished ginger in it and mix them. After that add Karela Bhur in it and mix them well again. Now again put it on low flame with lid covered for 5 minutes.

After 5 minutes your Karela Bhur recipe is ready. You can garnish it with green fresh coriander and enjoy this Immune booster recipe.