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Kakarakaya Pulusu – Bitter Gourd Curry

Kakarakaya Pulusu is one of my favorite tangy gravy dish. Bittergourd curry is cooked in a spiced tamarind sauce and goes well with rice and rotis.Good for diabetic patients.

Kakarakaya Pulusu

Kakarakaya Pulusu – Bitter Gourd Curry

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 Ingredients

  •   3 4 medium sized bitter gourd/kakarakaya/karela
  •   1 large onion sliced
  •   2 green chillis slit lengthwise
  •   2 3 tbsps thick tamarind paste
  •   7 9 cloves garlic
  •   1" ginger chopped
  •   10 12 curry leaves
  •   3/4th tsp chilli pwd
  •   1 tsp dhania pwd
  •   1/2 tsp jeera pwd
  •   1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  •   2 tsps grated jaggery or sugar
  •   salt
  •   oil as required

Method for making Kakarakaya Pulusu – Bitter Gourd Curry

  1. Peel and deseed the bitter gourd i.e scoop out the seeds with a spoon and cut into 2" pieces. (Scoop seeds if they are too mature and hard)

  2. Boil these pieces in 1 1/2 cups of water and salt till half cooked. Drain.

  3. Heat 1/2 tbsp oil in a vessel and fry the boiled bitter gourd pieces for 5-7 minutes. Remove from fire and keep aside.

  4. In the same pan add 1/2 tbsp oil, add the onions, garlic and ginger and saute till transparent. Cool and grind to a coarse paste.

  5. Heat 1 tbsp oil in the vessel add curry leaves, green chillis and the coarse onion paste. Saute for 2 minutes.

  6. Add dhania pwd, jeera pwd, chilli pwd, turmeric and jaggery. Combine well.

  7. Add the fried kakarakaya pieces and tamarind paste and mix well. Add 2 cups of water and let the karela cook well till you get a gravy consistency (pulusu consistency). Adjust salt and garnish with coriander leaves.

By Published: One of my favorite tangy gravy dish. Bittergourd is cooked in a spiced tamarind sauce and goes well with rice and rotis.