Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, bitter gourd with peanut stuffing. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
I had eaten this yummy way of cooking Bitter Gourd (Karela) many years back at one of my friend's place. The spicy stuffing is sauteed abundantly with Peanut Powder (Daanyaachey Koot) and stuffed in the parboiled Gourds. The Gourds have occasional bites of Peanut which is a highlight of this recipe.
Bitter gourd with peanut stuffing is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Bitter gourd with peanut stuffing is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook bitter gourd with peanut stuffing using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Bitter gourd with peanut stuffing:
- Make ready 4 bitter gourd
- Make ready 1/2 cup crushed roasted peanuts
- Make ready 1 onion chopped
- Take 1 tsp ginger garlic paste optional
- Make ready 1 green chilli chopped
- Take Handful chopped coriander
- Get 2 tsp brown palm sugar
- Take Juice of 1 lime or 1tsp tamarind paste
- Take Salt to taste and more
- Get 1 tbsp oil
- Take 1/4 cup water
You can use the bitter gourd seeds in stuffing. You can also cut bitter gourd half or small size and fill the stuffing. As shown below but do not slit in middle, masala will come out while frying. One of the best ways to use bitter gourd in your meals.
Instructions to make Bitter gourd with peanut stuffing:
- Clean and cut bitter gourd in half, rub salt generously and set aside for 15 minutes, lightly rinse under running tap and gently squeeze off excess liquid
- In a hot skillet on medium heat, add oil, onions, saute until translucent about 8 minutes, add chilli, garlic ginger paste and salt as per taste and saute for a few minutes more, add coriander, sugar, peanuts and tamarind and mix well until the mixture is warmed through, turn heat off and let it cool
- Stuff bitter gourd with stuffing
- In the same skillet place bitter gourd, pour in 1/4 cup of water, bring to a boil, turn heat on low and leave to cook for 15 minutes, turn heat off and let it rest for 10 minutes before serving, serve as a side with main meal or with a lentil salad, enjoy!
Bitter gourds are not the favourite veggie for many, especially kids. But they are one of the highly nutritious veggies available out there. Intaking them regularly is good for health. So today's recipe feature bitter gourd as the star ingredient. While the bitter gourd is soaking get the masala ready.
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