Bharva karela gravy

Source : Peel The Bitter Guards Apply Salt N Rest Them For 5 To 10 Minutes N Wash Away Slit Them N Deseed Them Now Heat Oil N Add Cumin Seeds Carrom Seeds M...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : August 16, 2026

Step:

  1. Peel the bitter guards, apply salt n rest them for 5 to 10 minutes n wash away. slit them n deseed them

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  2. Now heat oil n add cumin seeds, carrom seeds, mustard seeds n black sesame seeds. Let them crackle n add sliced onions. Saute them well

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  3. Add ginger garlic paste and green chilli chopped. Add tomatoes n let everything cook well. Add all the powdered masalas.

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  4. When oil separates from masalas add gram flour to it. Mix well with the masalas n cook well until it's combined like a dough.

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  5. Now take some of the mixture n let it cool down. N add water in the rest of the mixture.

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  6. Adding more water adjust the consistency of the gravy. Now fill the bitter guards with the mixture.

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  7. Now add 1 or 2 tsp oil in frying pan n saute the bitter guards well by flipping them.

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  8. Cut the bitter guards from middle n serve with gravy. Serve hot. Garnish with Coriander leaves.

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Ingredients

  1. 4 bitter guards
  2. 1-2 tsp salt
  3. For stuffing n gravy
  4. To taste salt
  5. 2 medium size onions sliced
  6. 2 tsp red chilli powder
  7. 1 tsp turmeric powder
  8. 1 tsp Coriander powder
  9. 1 tsp mustard seeds
  10. 1 tsp cumin seeds
  11. 1/2 tsp black sesame seeds
  12. 1/4 tsp carrom seeds
  13. 3 tsp gram flour
  14. 1 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
  15. 1/2 tomato
  16. 1 green chilli
  17. 2-3 cups water

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