Karathe (bitter gourd) Bhutti/Puddi sagle is a lip smacking coconut based dish especially for bitter gourd fans. Adds zing to even the plainest of amchi meals.
Ingredients :-
- 4 med sized bittergourds
- 4 med sized onions chopped
- 3tsp coriander seeds
- 1.5 cups of grated coconut
- 1tsp fenugreek/methi seeds
- 12 roasted red chillies (increase or decrease as per spice reqd)
- Tamarind lump the size of a marble
- Oil as required (at least 2 to 3 table spoons)
- mustard seeds – half ts
- salt to taste
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Karathe (bittergourd) Bhutti/Puddi sagle
Procedure:-
- Peel the skins of the bitter gourds using a scraper.
- Wash and cut into small pieces discarding the seeds if any.
- Apply salt and keep aside for half an hour.
- Heat some oil in a pan, squeeze the bitter gourd pieces to drain the salt water, put it in the oil and saute until crisp and brown.
- Grind coconut along with the roasted red chillies and tamarind using a little water
- Add the coriander seeds and the methi seeds(both slightly fried in a lil oil) and grind again. keep this aside.
- Now heat some oil in a pan ,add the mustard seeds,once they crackle add the chopped onion and fry till golden brown.
- Then add the ground masala and a little water and salt to taste and close the lid and let the masala cook and thicken.
- Finally add the sauteed bitter gourd pieces and let it cook in the masala for a couple of minutes.
- Karathe bhutti is ready.
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PS: Be careful while adding salt to the masala as the bitter gourd pieces would have retained some salt…So adjust accordingly.
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Tried the recipe. Very tasty dish. Thank you Jayashree. 🙂
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