Stuffed Karela

Recipe Type:	Veg.
Difficulty:	Average

Ingredients:

• 4 Medium karela
• 1 Medium onion
• 1 Garlic clove
• 2 tbsp Besan
• 1/2 tbsp Coriander powder
• 1/2 Inch fresh ginger
• 1/2 tbsp Cumin powder
• 1 tbsp Mustard powder
• 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Red chili powder
• 3 tbsp Tamarind paste
• 1/2 Cup water
• Salt to taste
• Oil for frying

Cooking Instructions:

• Scrap the karelas a little.
• Peel the ginger, onions and garlic.
• Make a cut on karela on one side from start to end.
• Boil karelas, onion, ginger, garlic with a pinch of salt and water in a pressure cooker.
• Cook it till one whistle.
• If boiling in a pan, then take more water and cook till the karelas are tender enough and drain the excess water from it.
  
  For Stuffing:
• Grind the boiled ginger, onion, and garlic.
• Take a pan and heat 3 tbsp oil in it and place mustard seed to splutter.
• Now combine the ground paste, chili powder, mustard powder, tamarind paste, salt and half of the turmeric powder, coriander powder, and cumin powder with it.
• Cook it for some minutes until the paste starts to leave oil in the pan.
• Combine besan, rest of the turmeric powder and a pinch of salt in a bowl to make a thick paste.
• Now open the slits of karela and fill the stuffing.
• Take a pan and heat oil in it.
• Dip the stuffed karela one by one in the besan paste and fry it in the hot oil till golden brown.
• Drain the excess oil in the paper towel and serve.