Chana Dal Karela Recipe

Chana Dal Karela

  • Prep Time
    60 Minutes
  • Cook Time
    20 Minutes
  • Difficulty Level
    Beginner

Chana Dal Karela is yummy and healthy main course dish.

Chana Dal Karela is a delicious and healthy dish. The bitter gourd is stuffed with its peels, bengal gram and some spices. It is an easy and simple dish. You can serve this mouthwatering sabzi with chapati or paratha. Bitter Gourd is a healthy and nutritious vegetable. This is rich in vitamins, minerals, iron, calcium and beta-carotene. It is a very good vegetable for diabetic people because it helps to control sugar levels. Most of the people don’t like to eat it so, make this tasty dish by following this simple recipe. They will become a fan of Bitter Gourd.

This yummy dish is made by Santosh Kanoongo – A Lovely mom with 35 years of cooking experience from Jaipur, Rajasthan.

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Ingredients

  • Karela/Bitter Gourd - 1 big sized
  • Chana Dal/Bengal gram - 1/2 Cup
  • Green chilli - 1 Tablespoon finely chopped
  • Coriander leaves - 1 Tablespoon + for garnishing
  • Red Chilli powder - 1 Teaspoon
  • Turmeric powder - 1/4 Teaspoon
  • Coriander powder - 1 Tablespoon
  • Amchur/Dry Mango Powder - 1/2 Teaspoon
  • Fennel seeds - 1/2 Teaspoon
  • Salt - as per taste
  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 Teaspoon
  • Cumin seeds - 1/2 Teaspoon
  • Heeng/Asafoetida - a pinch
  • Oil - 3 Teaspoon

Instructions

  1. Soak the bengal gram in water for 1 Hour.
  2. Then cook the bengal gram in a pressure cooker for 2 whistles.
  3. Wash and peel bitter gourd. Keep the peel to not discard it.
  4. Cut the bitter gourd into 4 pieces.
  5. Sprinkle salt on bitter gourd and bitter gourd peels. Keep it aside for 15 minutes. (This process will remove the bitterness of bitter gourd)
  6. Then wash and boil the karela in water for 10 minutes.
  7. Wash the peels too with water. Squeeze the water completely.
  8. Mix bengal gram, bitter gourd peels, chopped coriander leaves, green chilli, salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, fennel seeds in a bowl.
  9. Stuff this mixture in bitter gourd.
  10. Now, heat oil in a pan.
  11. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and let it splutter. Then add asafoetida.
  12. Place the stuffed bitter gourd in the pan.
  13. Cover and cook for a minute.
  14. Sprinkle the remaining stuffing in the pan.
  15. Stir it in between and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes.
  16. Sprinkle dry mango powder and stir it lightly. Cook for a minute then switch off the gas.
  17. Transfer it to a plate or bowl. Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.
  18. Yummy 'Chana Dal Karela' is ready to be served with chapati/paratha.

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