As winter packs its bag to leave…..as summer silently arrives…turning weather neither cool nor hot….and as the mood swings along with the weather…so are the taste buds….winter calls for piping hot recipes, summer for super cool and so the tastes change according to the season…..and being in the middle of two seasons sometimes….call for a dual recipes…which is neither hot nor cold…but satisfying, simple and indulging….isn’t it?
To satisfy this swing of taste…I made Tomato Rasam along with Bitter Gourd fry….Tomato rasam, as I mentioned in my earlier post is a simple and delectable side dish…which go hand in hand with any fry recipe. After potatoes…bitter gourd is one such vegetable…I love to indulge…I love the bitter taste in bitter gourd and never try to suppress the taste by adding any other ingredient…A simple fry is a easy way to indulge with this nutritiously rich bitter gourd…..
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 large Bitter gourd, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp Jeera/Cumin seeds
- 1 Onion, peeled and sliced
- ½ tbsp Turmeric powder
- 1 ½ tbsp Red chilli powder
- 5-6 cloves Garlic
- 10 fresh Curry leaves, soaked in water
- Salt
- Oil
PREPARATION:
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Soak bitter gourd slices in water by adding turmeric powder for at least an hour. Squeeze the water by pressing slices hard in between your palms and lay them on kitchen tissue or cloth.
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Add oil to a heavy bottom cooking vessel and to this add jeera, when seeds start to splutter, add bitter gourd slices and sliced onions. Fry for 2-3 minutes on a low flame.
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Now add salt, little turmeric powder and curry leaves. Cook covered, till the bitter gourd slices get soft.
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In the meantime, crush garlic with red chilli powder and make a coarse paste. Add this paste to cooked bitter gourd slices and stir till all the pieces get coated with the paste.
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Cook for another minute and remove from heat. Serve hot with rice, rasam and papad.
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Last but not least add your ‘love’ to make the dish ‘YUMMY’.
When I posted Methi Dal, many of you left a comment about the brinjal recipe peeking in the background of the picture…..it’s Stuffed Brinjal With Onions….I came across this recipe in Prathibha’s blog…who posted it recently….you can find the recipe here. I just added coriander powder and MTR vangi bath powder to the recipe to give an extra hint of flavour….
VERDICT : I really love the simplicity of the recipe….it’s flavourful and yummy….Thank you Prathibha for posting such an simple and delectable brinjal recipe.
Prathibha says
Hmmm..bitter gourd is a fav vegetable in our house too dear…..That fry and rasam wid rice is a wholesome meal for me dear….and hmmm thanks for trying the recipe and I m glad you liked it…
Sushma Mallya says
looks crispy,even i do it at times …Lovely clicks as usual…
Pari says
Lubna, I must try this one, the gourd looks so crispy and I love garlic flavour.
Curry Leaf says
Wow, I love karelas though mostly I deep fry and am avoiding this theses days.A must try recipe again from you Lubna.The eggplant is looking mouthwatering.Thanks to Prathibha and you. My cam is okay now thg I got a new one as well -Sony cybershot.I could not mail/comment earlier.
Anshika says
I hat bitter gourd since my childhood only because of its bitter taste. So my mom used to make these fried ones which have no bitterness. Yumm :)Although I really love brinjals and the curry looks so delicious Lubna.
Rekha shoban says
lovely presentation….delicious bittergourd fry…my favourite one!
Nandini says
Wow! Awesome and scrumptious dishes! Cool!
Tina says
Karela fry sounds yummy….
Rachana Kothari says
karela fry looks so crispy and yumm. The eggplant looks mouthwatering too:)
Asha says
WOW!! Last collage of recipes made my mouth water. What a great thali, good one girl. Bitter gourd dish looks delicious too, crispy.
Priya says
Bittergourd fry looks fantastic Lubna…my fav fry..
K says
I love this Bittergourd fry. I guess you can send it to bitter better foods on Yasmmen's blog! Enjoy!
A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine says
WOW that is a wholesome meal. Don't know which photo to look, very beautifully presented and looks awesome.
kitchen queen says
The bitter gourd fry looks very crispy and inviting.
5 Star Foodie says
The bitter gourd fry sounds excellent!
Balakrishna Saraswathy says
I just love these bitter gourd very much. I have prepared that for lunch tday.That's a wonderful meal:)
Padma says
Karela fry looks crispy, love to have that way 🙂
sowmya.s says
i love bitter gourd this way..
SE says
wow..such beautiful pictures with equally delicious recipes !!! yummy
Supriya Nair says
The bitter gourd is tempting here…bet the garlic really adds to teh flavour. Nicely presented!
Ms.Chitchat says
Your bitter gourd looks very tempting. That too with rasam, yummmmmmmmy.
Chitchat
Faiza Ali says
Karela fry reminds me of my grandma….she used to fry it this way, and i always enjoyed eating it.. I am drooling at the last picture 🙂
vidhas says
Ilove bittergurad, adding garlci to the bitterguard surely give a nice aroma, brinjal picture is inviting!1
Renuka Bedre - Rao says
loved this recipe..look so crispy..all d pics are so tempting!
Sonia (Nasi Lemak Lover) says
I love this fried bittergourd whenever I taking meal in Indian restaurant, Thanks for sharing, I must make this soon.
Sara's Corner says
Lubna superb photos. I liked all your recipes Karela one is very tempting.
Natashya KitchenPuppies says
I tried bitter gourd when my daughter brought one home. No matter what I did it was way too bitter. One day I will learn to prepare it.
Kathy Gori says
great bitter gourd recipe. I've been unable to find them where I'm living now and i miss cooking them. your photos are great too!
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Priya Narasimhan says
well presented…karela fry looks mouthwatering..I prefer adding some jaggery to it. 🙂
Gita says
Karela fry with rasam sounds so comforting for this cold season…all the pictures look so good Lubna 🙂
Shri says
Looks delicious!This is one of my favs..I tried Prathibha's recipe too..I am lagging on my posts..:)
Khaugiri says
I love KArela fry… never tried with garlic……next time I'll make it with garlic:)
Cham says
I like BG- but this one is killer recipe!
Sailaja Damodaran says
mouthwatering…excellent clicks
Sush says
excellent photos. That last collage is droolworthy. Will surely try this version of karela fry.
Parita says
I am not a big fan of karela but this bitter gourd fry looks lovely! Gorgeous clicks!
Anshika says
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shanthi says
Tempting and mouthwatering.
aquadaze says
looks really nice n crispy…never used to be much of a karela fan myself, though i quite like it now.
rekhas kitchen says
Humm one of my fav. vegetable looks crispy and a perfect combination with hot steamed rice yummm…
Deepa G Joshi says
wow, beautiful clicks, you make the food look so yummy..love the recipe..My mum used to make something similar.
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Prathibha, Sushma, Pari, Ms.Chitchat, Curry Leaf, Anshika, Rekha, Nandini, Tina, Rachana, Asha, Priya, K, A2Z, Kitchen Queen, 5 Star Foodie, Sonia, Sara, Saraswathy, Padma, Sowmya, SE, Supriya, Faiza, Vidhas, Tazaika, Renuka, Nataysha, Shri, Katy, Priya, Gita, Khaugiri, Cham, Sailaja, Sush, Parita, Shanti, Aquadaze, Rekha, Deepa, Faith and Nostalgia.Anshika – Thank you so much…..Iam on my way to collect it….
Sum says
How i love bitter gourd! I too was thinking of posting a bitter gourd recipe 🙂 This one looks great too….
Faith says
Every time I see your pictures I fall in love…you're a wonderful photographer! I've never had bitter gourd, but it looks really delicious!
Nostalgia says
Loved it. The presentation is beautiful
Katy ~ says
I enjoy bitter food so would like a sample of this. Sounds good!
Valarmathi says
Wow bittergourd fry looks crispy and yummy, perfect with rasam rice. Brinjal curry looks mouthwatering.
RAKS KITCHEN says
Bitter gourd fry looks mouthwatering! And loved the last bunch of pictures!
Mallugirl says
ur photos are beautiful!! try mixing these fried karelas in yogurt and season with mustard curry leaf tadka..karela raita.
Siddhi S says
hey Lubna bitter gourd fry luks very tempting…nice recipe…Hey i hv couple awards for u in my blog, plz chk thm whn u gt tym
Swathi says
LubnaReally crispy Karela
Chitra says
Hmm, tats a mouthwatering karela..I love BG so much..will surely try this weekend & let u know.Thanks for the brinjal recipe too 🙂
Ramya Vijaykumar says
wonderful to hear that summer is peeking in while we cuddle, crib and curse about winter and snow shovelling its a delight to see the Rasam its such a comfort… The Karela fry looks crispy and I would much them off as a snack!!! the Brinjals (stuffed) is so tempting am visiting Prathibha's blog for the recipe!!! nice pics!!!
Indranee says
Love the fries…one of my favorites!
Malar Gandhi says
Bitten gourd is my favourite veggie, I liked ur version lot better…looks crispy and with tomato rasam, divine:)I loved ur last collage pictures, wow man, thats incredible…beautiful:)
Shirley says
Karela fry with rasam! Heavenly combinataion!
Preeti Kashyap says
lovely! just made this with rasam too a few days back!
Gulmohar says
Perfect looking fries….Wonderful platter there 🙂
Jyoti says
Thanks for visiting my blog! U have a nice spaces.. still to look at ur other blogs..gr8 going..
Sook says
Beautiful pictures! I am so glad that I found your blog! 🙂
ruchikacooks.com says
Bitter gourd is not my favorite as of now but I am telling self to start eating them..Fried food is always good and karela taste may not show up ;)The brinjals looks so yum, they look very well done and crispy, great clicks.
Thas says
Even I love bitter gourd, I usually fry it in a different way or make a roast out of it, but this one sounds really yummy. Have you tried bitter gourd juice, lol?
Varunavi says
Bitter gourd is my fav,i just love it but i hardly make it as no eat this.When ever i am with mom,she does for me.And brinjal is another veg is fav among all the veggies,loved the snap,now i will hope to supermarket and get them to make this fry.Wonderful snaps and loved ur header,very creative 🙂
AdukalaVishesham says
beautiful post… your karela fry looks really crispy.. and the eggplant looks delicious…
pigpigscorner says
I used to hate bitter gourd until I tried it fried! Love the addition of spices!
Jagruti says
love the karela..never had then fried..looks mouthwatering and crispy….:))cheersJoy Of Cooking
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Jo says
Never thought of bitter gourd being fried but it looks really, really good. In fact everything looks goooood!
Anonymous says
Learn to speak english before you can cook. Hahahaha!
Mythreyi Dilip says
Both Bitter gourd fry and eggplant made me spellbound, superb recipes:)
Padhu says
Bitter Gourd fry looks yummy .Nice clicks. Do drop by http://padhuskitchen.blogspot.com/
Rosa's Yummy Yums says
Lovely food! I've never had bitter gourd, but have seen it a lot in asian stores…Cheers,Rosa