How to Autumn Appetizing Karela podi

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Karela podi. Kakarakaya podi kura is a delicious side dish made with bitter melon. Fresh spice paste made with coriander, onions and coconut adds lot of flavor. Kakarakaya aka bittergourd/ bitter melon/ karela as the name suggests has a bitter undertone.

I love bitter gourd or bitter melon (called Kakarakaya in Telugu, Pavakkai in Tamil, and Karela in Hindi) and I like it bitter.

And of course my love for podis and pachadis is also well-known by now.

So this Kakarakaya Podi is something I love.

You can cook Karela podi using 20 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Karela podi

1. It’s of For making karela podi.

2. It’s 2 of medium sized bittergourd.

3. It’s 1 of lemon sized tamarind.

4. It’s 1 of small sliced onion.

5. You need 2 of green chillies.

6. It’s of As per taste salt.

7. You need 1 tsp of red chilli powder.

8. Prepare 1 tsp of turmeric.

9. It’s 2 tsp of dessicated coconut.

10. Prepare 1 tsp of roasted peanut.

11. You need 1 tsp of roasted chana dal/ putane.

12. You need 1 tsp of roasted sesame seeds.

13. It’s 3-4 of garlic pods.

14. Prepare 1 tsp of cumin seeds.

15. It’s As needed of oil for deep frying.

16. It’s of For tempering.

17. You need 2 tsp of oil.

18. It’s 1/2 tsp of mustard seeds.

19. Prepare 1/2 tsp of cumin seeds.

20. Prepare 1 tsp of urad dal.

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Cut the karela into round thin slices.

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Karela podi instructions

1. Wash and cut the karela in round thin pieces. Deep fry the pieces in oil and keep aside..

2. In the same oil add the onions, green chillies,tamarind and fry till they turn golden brown and crisp..

3. In a pan roast the peanuts, sesame seeds, dessicated coconut,roasted chana dal separately and allow them to cool and grind into powder..

4. Then add the fried onions, chillies,tamarind, fried karela,garlic pods,salt, turmeric, red chilli powder into it and grind again coarsely. Fine powder can also be made according to taste but coarsely ground podi is preferred more..

5. For tempering the podi heat oil in a kadai or pan and add mustard seeds,urad dal,cumin seeds. When they turn little brown in colour add the podi and mix well..

Wash and remove the middle part (seeds) of the bitter gourd.

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Karela is an excellent source of all essential nutrients.

The amazing health benefits of karela are all attributed by its excellent nutrient content.

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