Prabha Ki Rasoi - Recipes in Hindi and English

Karela Kaju Curry Ingredients : Karela / Bitter gourd- 500 gm Kaju - 100 gm Onion (chopped) - 250 gm Tomato (chopped) - 150 gm Ginger (finely chopped) - 1/2 tsp Garlic (finely chopped) - 1/2 tsp Cream - 1 tbsp Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp Carom seeds / Ajwain - 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Red Chilli powder - 1/4 tsp Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp Garam masala powder - 1/4 tsp Black pepper powder - 1/4 tsp Whole red chilli - 2 Bay leaf - 1 Coriander powder - 1 tsp Amchur powder - 1/4 tsp Mango Pickle Masala - 1 tbsp Mustard Oil - 1.5 tbsp Salt - 1 tsp or as per taste Method : 1. Wash the karelas nicely and peel them 2. Cut the karelas into halves vertically and remove seeds if they are not soft 3. Cut them in desired shape 4. Add salt, turmeric powder, 1/2 tbsp mustard oil in them 5. Mix nicely and leave it aside to marinate 6. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan 7. Add ajwain, cumin seeds, whole dry red chillies, bay leaf 8. Now add onion, ginger, garlic 9. Saute till onions turn transluscent 10. Add cori...

Karela Pickle Ingredients : Karela (raw and medium size)- 500 gms Salt - 2 tsp Fennel seeds - 8 tbsp Fenugreek seeds - 2 tsp Cumin seeds - 2 tsp Carom seeds - 2 tsp Yellow mustard seeds - 6 tbsp Hing - 1 tsp Black Pepper - 20 - 25 Mustard Oil - 1.5 cup Turmeric powder - 2 tsp Kashmiri Red chilli powder - 2 tbsp Black Salt - 2 tsp Kalonji - 1 tsp Lemon - 4 Vinegar - 4 tbsp Method : 1. Wash karela nicely and then make them dry completely 2. Remove stalks from both ends and cut them into 1/2 inch thick roundels 3. Transfer the chopped karela in a bowl 4. Add 1 tsp salt and mix well 5. Cover and keep aside for 1 hour 6. Now sieve the karela so that the water is removed from karelas.  7. Leave them for 5 minutes in the sieve to remove the water nicely 8. Place the karela pieces on a clean cloth one by one to dry them under the Sun or under the fan 9. Dry roast fennel seeds, fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds, carom seeds by stirring continuously for 2  minutes on low flame 10. Add mustar...