Karela Aloo

Despite being turned away bitter, pungent taste karela has managed to stay as an indispensable vegetable in the Indian cuisine and is one of the healthiest vegetables in the entire food kingdom.It is full of nutritional and medicinal properties that helps keep us away from many diseases.

No doubt for kids it is still a nightmare and torture from their parents as have immense hate for karela.Parents do find it challenging to feed karela to their young ones,but must try hard to nourish them with beneficial green veggies.

Benefits of Karela

• Healthy eyes
• Blood purifier
• Energizes the body
• Heals wounds
• Aids in weight loss
• Fights cancer
• Cleanser for liver
• Good for heart

Ingredients

🥔🧅250gm Karela

🥔🧅2 medium sized onion sliced

🥔🧅2 medium sized potatoes

🥔🧅1 teaspoon turmeric powder

🥔🧅1 teaspoon red chilli powder

🥔🧅1 teaspoon coriander powder

🥔🧅1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds

🥔🧅Salt to taste

Follow simple steps

1.Wash karelas and cut them into round shape or shape of your choice.

2.Sprinkle some salt and turmeric powder all over the karelas.Let it sit for couple of hours.

3.Squeeze the karela and wash them into running water to avoid excess salt.

4.Take potatoes and dice them and keep both karelas and potatoes aside.

5.Heat mustardoil in a kadhai and add cumin seeds.

6.Add the diced potatoes and karela in the kadhai and stir well.Add salt to taste.

7.keep mixing at intervals until the veggies are cooked well.Once cooked,take out the karelas and potatoes and keep aside.

8.In the same kadhai heat mustard oil and then add sliced onions and slit green chillies

9.To the kadhai add red chilli powder, coriander powder and a pinch of salt and cook until the onions are done

10.Add the fried karelas and potatoes and give it a good mix, cover with a lid and let it cook for 5 minutes.

11.Serve hot with roti/ paratha

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Although it is completely an exilir potion vegetarian diet but also advisable to take it in moderation.

• It can cause severe stomach pain and diarrhea
• Pregnant women in the early months are restricted from consuming bitter gourd as it may induce contractions and lead to vaginal bleeding and abortion.
• Also seek the advice of your doctor if you are on high dosage of diabetic medication as it can interfere with medicines and cause hypoglycemia or low blood sugars.
• If you had a recent surgery, recovering from fever,talk to your doctor if you can eat Karela.