Kakarakaya Vepudu / Karela Fry with Stuffing

Preparation Time - 5 mins.
Cooking Time - 30 mins

Ingredients

Kakaraya / Karela – ½ kg

Chopped onion – 1

Chopped Green Chilli – 5
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
Butter milk – 1 ½ cup

Tamarind water – 1 cup
Turmeric powder a pinch

Salt – ½ tsp

For Stuffing

Putnala podi – 5 Tsp
Peanut powder - 5 Tsp

Coconut powder – ½ cup

Red chilli powder to taste

Salt to taste

For Tempering

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Cumin seeds – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Oil – 4 Tsp

Method

                In a bowl add butter milk, tamarind water, salt and turmeric powder. Mix well. Cut Karela into 2 inches long, round shape. Add kakarakaya pieces to the butter milk bowl.   Place the bowl on flame and boil it for 5 - 10 mins. Strain it. Remove seeds and stuff it.Add all stuffing ingredients in a bowl and mix well.  Heat oil in a pan and temper it. Add chopped onion, green chilli and sort for 3 mins. Add stuffed kakarakaya and cook it on low flame for 20 mins. Serve with roti.

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