Bitter Gourd Theeyal / Karela Stir Fry with grated coconut is a very tasty recipe, though bitter gourd has a lot of nutrients, Many of us won’t like this vegetable due to its bitterness. So you can marinate the bitter gourd pieces with salt for 15-20 minutes and later squeeze out the juice to reduce the bitterness. It can be served with hot piping rice and sambar.
The types of equipment required for this recipe
- Blender
- Serving bowl/Plate
- Kadai/Fry pan
- Spatula
- Knife
The ingredients required for this recipe are
- Bitter gourd/Karela-5
- Shallots cut in roundels or medium dice cut onion-½ cup
- Coriander seeds-1 tbsp
- Whole red chili-5
- Curry leaves-2 sprigs
- Turmeric powder-½ tsp
- Red chili powder-½ tsp
- Grated coconut-1 cup
- tamarind water(adding 1 tbsp water with 1 tbsp pulp)-2 Tbsp
- Coconut oil-2 tbsp
- Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
- Salt, to taste
How to make Bitter Gourd Theeyal
Wash and cut the bitter gourds into small pieces, and put them in a mixing bowl; add salt, and keep it aside for 15 minutes
After 15 minutes, add water and squeeze out the water to reduce the bitterness
In a pan add grated coconut, coriander seeds, and red chili dry roast them, and allow them to cool at room temperature.
Put them in a blender jar, and make a smooth paste
Heat oil in a pan add the small bitter gourd pieces and fry them for 2 minutes
Add turmeric powder and stir them for another 2 minutes
Now add the shallots/onions and fry them along with the bitter gourd
Add the coconut paste and mix it well
Now cover the lid and allow them to cook for 2-3 minutes
Open the lid add tamarind water and cook for 1 more minute, then turn off the heat, and transfer them to a serving plate
Take a tadka pan; heat oil and add mustard seeds, whole red chili, and curry leaves for tempering, When they start spluttering, take the pan and spread over the theeyal and serve hot with rice
My other related recipes are
- Drumstick Thoran / Drumstick Coconut Stir Fry
- Ash Gourd Thoran / Chal Kumro Thoran
- Kumro’r Torkari / Pumpkin Thoran /Kaddu Ki Sabji
- Snake Gourd Thoran Recipe
- Raw Banana Thoran Recipe
Bitter Gourd Theeyal
Equipment
- blender
- A kadai or a fry pan
- Spatula
- Serving plate
- knife
Ingredients
- 5 Bitter gourd/Karela
- 1/2 tbsp Shallots cut in roundels or medium dice cutonion
- 1 tbsp Coriander seeds
- 5 whole red chili
- 2 spring curry leaves
- 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tbsp red chili powder
- 1 cup grated coconut
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 2 tbsp tamarind water(adding 1 tbsp water with 1 tbsp pulp)
- 1/2 tbsp mustard seeds
- salt
Instructions
- Wash and cut the bitter gourds into small pieces, and put them in a mixing bowl; add salt, andkeep it aside for 15 minutes
- After 15 minutes , add water and squize out the water to reduce the bitterness
- In a pan add grated coconut, coriander seeds and red chiliand dry roast them, and allow them to cool at room temperature.
- Put them in a blender jar, and make a smooth paste
- Heat oil in a pan and add the small bitter gourd pieces and fry them for 2 minutes
- Add turmeric powder and stir them for another 2 minutes
- Now add the shallots/onions and fry them along with the bitter gourd
- Add the coconut paste and mix them well
- Now cover the lid and allow them to cook for 2-3 minutes
- Open the lid and add tamarind water and cook for 1 more minute, then turn off the heat, and transfer them to a serving plate
- Take a tadka pan; heat oil and add mustard seeds, whole red chili and curry leaves for tempering, when they start spluttering, take the pan and spread over the theeyal and serve hot with rice