Source : Heat Up Mustard Oil And Heat It Till Slightly Smoky Then Allow To Cool It Take A Microwave Safe Bowl Mix Mustard Oil Panch Phutan Ginger Onion Tur...
PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings
Sent by Dr. Madhumita Mishra
at : November 24, 2025
Step:
Heat up mustard oil and heat it till slightly smoky. Then allow to cool it.
Take a microwave safe bowl. Mix mustard oil, panch phutan, ginger, Onion, turmeric powder,red chilli powder and cook for 1 minutes in microwave oven with lid on the bowl.
Add rest of the ingredients including chopped Karela and Aloo.
Mix properly and cook with lid in microwave for 3 minutes.
Again bring out the bowl from microwave and stirr the contents properly and cook for 2 minutes.
Let the bowl stay in microwave for 5 minutes after cooking.
Yummy Achari Karela Aloo is ready to eat. Serve with fresh hot Roti or Parathas.
Note: * Achari Masala has salt, so use salt in the recipe accordingly.
*Cool mustard oil after hearing, otherwise a raw mustard oil smell will come out from the recipe.
Ingredients
200 gm Karela finely chopped
100 gm Aloo chopped
1 tsp ginger grated
1 larger Onion thinly cut lengthwise
1 tsp Amchur powder
1 green chilli chopped
1 tbsp mustard oil
to taste Salt
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp Achari Masala (available in the market)
1 tsp Panch phutan
For Panch phutan
1/2 tsp cumin seeds zeera
1/2 tsp mustard seeds rai
1/2 tsp fennel seeds saunf
1/4 tsp nigella seeds kalonji
1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds methi
Mix all the above mentioned five seeds and it is known as PANCH PHUTAN