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Daal Karela Sabzi , Bitter Gourd cooked with Bengal gram

2012-07-09 by Anjana Chaturvedi

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Daal karela -Bitter gourd cooked with bengal gram and spices

Daal Karela is a healthy delicious easy recipe. Sliced bitter gourd is cooked with soaked and cooked chana daal. Deep frying the Karela slices is optional ,you can add them without frying also. Frying is done to remove the bitterness of Karela slices.

Then the Karela slices are added in the tomato masala mix and cook for few minutes. Can be served with roti or rice. This is a good healthy rice to pack in lunch box.

You can also try these Karela Recipes-

  •  Karela kachri
  •  Bharwa karela
  • Karela sabzi.  
  • Karela thepla
  •  Stuffedd karela peel paratha 

INGREDIENTS-

  • Bitter gourd-300 gms(4 medium size)
  • Chana daal( bengal gram)-100 gms
  • Tomato-2 medium
  • Red chilli powder-1 tsp
  • Turmeric-1/2 tsp
  • Sugar-1 tsp
  • Lemon juice-1 tbls
  • Salt-1tsp
  • Refined oil-2 tbls

PROCEDURE-

  1. Wash and soak the chana daal in enough water for 20 minutes.
  2. Pressure cook  for 2 whistles with a glass of water and 1/4 t.s turmeric (take care that the daal will cook but not become soft and mushy)
  3. Lightly scrap the bitter gourd ,slice in roundels and soak in salted water for 20 minutes.
  4. Drain and wash twice with enough water and then squeeze the water.
  5. Spread and press on a towel to absorb the extra water .
  6. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the slices in batches to a golden colour on medium flame.
  7. Heat 2 tbls oil in a pan and add chopped tomatoes and salt .cover and cook till become soft.
  8. Now mash the tomatoes and add turmeric and chilli powder.
  9. Fry for a minute and add 3/4 cup water .
  10. When it start boiling add the boiled daal ,sugar and fried bitter gourd slices.
  11. Cover and cook on low flame till done
  12. Add lemon juice and mix.
  13. Serve hot

Serving suggestions-serve with roti, rice or as a side dish

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Daal Karela , Bitter Gourd cooked with bengal gram

Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time30 mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 3 people

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Filed Under: Dry Curry/Stir fry /side dish, Gujarati Recipes, Sabzi and Curries, Summer special Tagged With: bitter gourd, Chana daal, daal, Healthy Recipes, Indian Curries, Indian food, Jain food, karela, Subzis and curries, vegetarian

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Comments

  1. R.Punitha says

    2012-07-11 at

    Hi Maayeka ,

    Daal Karela looks spicy !!!!

    Perfect match to hot chapathis

    and hot rice:))))

    Keep on Maayekaa…

  2. Reshmi Mahesh says

    2012-07-10 at

    New to me…Preparation looks yummy and sure my hus wud love it as both the main ingredients are his fav…

  3. kala says

    2012-07-10 at

    yummyyyyyyyyyyyy

  4. Roshni says

    2012-07-10 at

    Never had the combo of karela and channa dal.. sounds interesting

  5. Anu says

    2012-07-10 at

    It looks great..

  6. Srimathi says

    2012-07-10 at

    A very nice recipe. I have been thinking that I have been following your blog and today I found out i was not. I am now become your blog follower. thanks for all the nice comments you leave on FMWs.

  7. Sangeetha says

    2012-07-09 at

    Haven't tried this combo, daily learning a new n healthy n recipe from you…thanks for sharing!!
    will try it next time..
    Spicy Treats

  8. Priya says

    2012-07-09 at

    Wat an inviting and incredible dal karela.

  9. Santosh Bangar says

    2012-07-09 at

    new combo for me but sounds tasty try it soon

  10. Jay says

    2012-07-09 at

    very tasty recipe…inviting clik
    Tasty Appetite

  11. Anu says

    2012-07-09 at

    Interesting recipe, will sure try this

  12. srividhya Ravikumar says

    2012-07-09 at

    very delicious curry..first time to your space..great recipes.. following you..

  13. kitchen queen says

    2012-07-09 at

    awesome and delicious curry.

  14. Spice up the Curry says

    2012-07-09 at

    very delicious and healthy one.

  15. Meg's Delicious Adventures says

    2012-07-09 at

    never tried this healthy combo…looks so yum.

    – Meg's delicious Adventures

  16. Hema says

    2012-07-09 at

    Very interesting recipe, never tried karela this way..

  17. Reshmi says

    2012-07-09 at

    it looks great… a new combination
    Noel collections

  18. Leelagovind says

    2012-07-09 at

    i cant wait to have its taste..coming over there..

  19. Maayeka says

    2012-07-09 at

    @kavi ,bitter taste is very much reduced after frying it self.do try this you will surely like this:)

  20. Treat and Trick says

    2012-07-09 at

    Never tried such a combo, it looks awesome!

  21. Prathibha says

    2012-07-09 at

    Never tried this combo…interestign though..I like bittergourd in fried form

  22. Kavi says

    2012-07-09 at

    wow.. a dish with karela! nice. Is there a bitter taste left when the karela is cooked?

  23. Shabbu says

    2012-07-09 at

    looks delicious..
    Shabbu's Tasty Kitchen

  24. hemalata says

    2012-07-09 at

    Different combo, looks so delicious.

  25. Kaveri Venkatesh says

    2012-07-09 at

    Looks tempting.

  26. meena says

    2012-07-09 at

    nice one anjana, u have a dish with chana dal and me too, are we having some telepathy or what. hehe

    but i m not fond of karelas though mom does make moong dal with karela almost same way except for tomatoes. dry dish it is

  27. PT says

    2012-07-09 at

    its one of my favorite sabji.. looks great..

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"Maayeka" means a mother's home. I am Anjana Chaturvedi, and I share on this blog traditional vegetarian and vegan recipes from India, that have been handed down to me from my mother, aunts, and grandmothers. All of these recipes are "Sattvic" - cooked without using any onions or garlics - which are known as "taamsic" or negative ingredients in Ayurveda. Hope you enjoy these recipes and feel free to reach out to me for any questions or feedback!

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