This is an oil free and a tasty dish made from karela. It is very tasty and can be consumed as a snack item. The karela is scooped to remove the inner stuff and then it is stuffed with the masal filling and then roasted in an air fryer.
A Bitterness And Healthy Instant Pot Bharwa Karela Dish For Snack
Bharwa karela is very tasty and bitterness. This is very special south indian style snack items. It is very easy to prepare at home. It is very nutritional and very healthy dish.
Ingredients
Bharwa Karela
- 4.00 nos Karela
- 0.25 nos Garlic
- 1.00 nos Onion
- 3.00 nos Chili
- 2.00 tbsp Pickle
- 0.75 tbsp Mustard Powder
- 1.00 nos Potato
- 0.25 tbsp Salt
- 0.50 tbsp Oil
Instructions
Bharwa Karela
- Wash the karela, Peel the garlic and onion and set aside. Take the green chili to make the filling. Take a potato and peel it and boil it.
- Boil water in a sauce pan and add the peeled washed karela (two ends have been cut as shown in the picture) and bring it to boil so that it softens.
- Scoop out the interior of the karela and keep it clean so that the stuffing can be poured and grilled.
- Take the mustard powder add a pinch of salt and add some water and make a smooth gravy to form the filling.
- Take the mixed pickle and make a uniform paste of the same so that it can be added as a part of the filling.
- Heat a few drops of oil in the utensil and fry the onion, garlic and green chili till they turn golden brown.
- Add the pickle, mustard gravy, boiled potato and the salt and mash it well and cook for a minute or two so that the stuffing is well formed.
- Take the stuffing and let it settle down and cool. Make sure it has no water in it and is thick and can be stuffed into the karela.
- Take the boiled karelas and take a spoonful of the stuffing and put it inside the hole and stuff it well.
- Grease the air fryer with a drop of oil and place the karela for grilling. Grill one side for 10 minutes till it turns slightly brownish and then turn it to the other side so that it is completely cooked.
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