Monday, August 17, 2009

Punjabi Aloo Karele

Ingredients :
• Potatoes - ½ kg
• Bitter Gourd - ½ kg
• Onion - 2 large
• Tomatoes - 2
• Green chilies - 5
• Oil -1 cup
• Yogurt - 1 cup
• Salt - to taste
• Red pepper, grounded -1½ tsp
• Black pepper, grounded -½ tsp
• Coriander seed -1½ tsp
• Cumin seed, roasted, grounded -½ tsp
• Turmeric powder -1 tsp
• Water - 1 cup
• Coriander leaves - for garnishing
Method :
• Peel the bitter gourd and cut into small slices and sprinkle 1 ½ tsp salt on them. Mix well and leave them for 1 hour. Then wash them properly and squeeze the water out of them properly.
• Peel the potatoes and cut into ¼ inches thick slices.
• Cut the onions and tomatoes, green chilies into slices.
• Mix all the dry spices well in the yogurt.
• Now heat the oil in a wok and then add the squeezed bitter gourd and fry them on low flame till they become light brown in color and then drain them on the kitchen towel.
• Add the onions in the same oil and fry them till just soft, then add tomatoes. Fry them for a minute and then add the fried bitter gourd, spicy yogurt and mix well. Add water and cover it.
• Simmer for 10 -15 min. When the water dries, add green chilies.
• Garnish with green coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with roti and chutney.

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