🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Bharwan Karela Aur Pyaz Curry

Name: Bharwan Karela Aur Pyaz Curry
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 32 min
Total time: 57 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups, whisked Yogurt; 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 1 tsp Garam Masala; to taste Salt; 2, finely sliced Onion; 3, chopped Tomato; 2, slit Green Chili; 2 tsp Coriander Powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1 tsp Red Chili Powder; 3, sliced Bitter Gourd; 1 tsp Amchur (Dry Mango Powder)

🇮🇳 Indian

Stuffed bitter gourds simmered with onions in sour yogurt, the Punjabi bharwan karela. Slow-built masala, soft centres and a gravy that clings to the spoon. Best with buttered rotis and a cold kachumber salad.

Prep 25 min Cook 32 min Serves 3 Medium

Ingredients

Yogurt2 cups, whisked
Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
Garam Masala1 tsp
Saltto taste
Onion2, finely sliced
Tomato3, chopped
Green Chili2, slit
Coriander Powder2 tsp
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Vegetable Oil3 tbsp
Red Chili Powder1 tsp
Bitter Gourd3, sliced
Amchur (Dry Mango Powder)1 tsp

Optional extras

Kasuri Methi1 tsp
Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Heat oil in a heavy pot and brown the onions deeply — this patience is the whole flavour base.
2
Stir in the ginger garlic paste and cook a full two minutes.
3
Cook the tomato down into the spices, wetting with water a spoon at a time, to a thick red masala.
4
Add the bitter gourd with the onion, coat well, pour in hot water to just cover and simmer till tender.
5
Finish with garam masala, a crush of kasuri methi and fresh cilantro; rest five minutes off the heat.

Chef's tip

Blend half the gravy and stir it back for body without cream.

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Watch how it's made

Video: मसालेदार भरवां करेले एक वार इस तरीके से बना कर देखो | Karela Recipe । Bharwa Karela Recipe · on YouTube