Organic & Healthy Bharvan Karela Recipe

If you are up to try out something special with not so special vegetables, then this healthy bharvan karela recipe will day your day.

Let’s be clear about this. Not everyone likes the bitter gourd or Karela as it is called in Hindi. And we have to accept the fact that mature people love Karela. So, what can be done to provide the nutrition and health benefits of bitter gourd to those who don’t like to eat it? There is one possible way and it is the healthy Bharvan Karela Recipe. Haven’t tried it yet, don’t worry, we are putting up al the ingredients in this post and the steps which will help you in cooking the organic bharvan karela at your home.

Ingredients:

• 4 medium-sized bitter gourds (Karela), slit lengthways on one side to create an opening, seeds discarded if too large.
• 1 cup coconut, grated
• 1/2 tbsp Organic Turmeric Powder
• 1/4 cup Chickpea Flour
• 1/2 tbsp ORCO Pink Salt
• 2 tsp roasted Organic Cumin Powder
• A pinch of Asafoetida
• 1/2 tbsp Organic Red Chili Powder
• A pinch of Organic Dry Mango (Aamchoor) Powder
• 1 tbsp Raisin Paste
• 1/2 cup Green Coriander leaves, chopped

Steps:

1. Mix all the ingredients (except the gourd and keep 1 tbsp grated coconut aside for garnishing) to make the stuffing. Prepare enough stuffing because the more you stuff the better it tastes.
2. Stuff the bitter gourd with the above mixture through the created slit and put in a steamer over boiling water.
3. Steam for 10 to 12 minutes till the skin becomes soft. AS the bitter gourd cooks, the skin will lose its bright green color with cooking.
4. With this, turn off the flame and you Bharvan Karela Recipe is ready. Serve it hot with garnishing of grated coconut.