Kakarakaya / bittergourd Masala Fry

Kakarakaya Masala Fry

Ingredients:-

Kakarakayalu / Bittergourd - 1/2 kg  (Small size preferred)
Lemons  - 4 (Small)
Turmeric- 1/2 spoon
Salk 2 spoons.
Onion - 1 tspn
Mustard seeds / Aavalu - 3/4 tspn
Minapappu / black gram - 3 tspn
Jeera - 1/4 tspn
Red Chillies -  6 (big)
Bengal Gram / senagapappu - 5 tspn
Garlic - 7 slices
Dhaniyalu / Corriander - 2 tspn
Oil -  10 tspns


Procedure:-

1) Clean and cut kakarakaya to as show below.

2) Mix Lemon juice, turmeric powder and salt to kakarakaya and heat it on medium flame for 15 mins with lid on. The kakarakaya boils well. Once they are boiled remove the watery content from kakarakaya.

 

 

Kakarakaya bolied

Boiled Kakarakaya

3) Fry avalu, menapappu,jeera,dhaniyalu, Senagapappu, red chillies till they become light brown color.

 

4) Grind the mixture with out onions.  Once the mixture becomes fine powder add onions and grind it again till onion mix well.

 5) Stuff this mixture in the bittergourd.

 

6) Add oil in the pan and fry these kakarakayalu for 15 mins on medium flame with lid on. Stir them occasionally. 

 

 

 

                                          Tasty and Spicy Kakarakaya Masala Fry is ready.