Lots of people do not like pavakai(karela because of its bitterness).I was one of them. But after tasting shashi's karela fry, I liked this curry very much.Karela is good for diabetes
Ingredients
- Karela(pavakai)............4
- Potato..........................1
- Onion...........................1
- Green chili.....................2
- Ggarlic..........................2 pearls
- Chili powder.................1tsp
- Garam masala...............1tsp
- Mustard seeds..............1tsp
- Jeera(cumin seeds).......1tsp
- Hing.............................1 pinch
- Salt to taste
- Oil
Method
- Wash, wipe and remove the seeds .
- Cut the pavakai, onion and potato into small pieces.
- Heat a pan with 3tbsp of oil add mustard seeds, jeera(cumin seeds).
- When the mustard crackles add the, garlic onion and potato .
- Fry them till the potato becomes tender..
- Add the pavakai pieces,turmeric powder, chilli powder, garam masala powder salt and hing.
- Cover and cook them all in a medium flame.Stir it in between.
- When the pavakai becomes crispy , change into a bowl. Serve with chapathi or sambar/rasam rice
