Bitter gourd (karela)

करेला

Fresh Produce

Fried, stuffed, or cooked down with onion and jaggery.

What to know

Salt the slices and leave them half an hour, then squeeze. That draws out enough bitterness to make it pleasant rather than punishing.

Measures

1 piece ≈ 90 g

Cups here are the Indian 200 ml cup, not the 240 ml US cup — a common reason a recipe does not work. Weigh where you can; the grams are the figure we cook to.

Recipes using bitter gourd

None published yet.