Karela ko achar
Introduce
karela ko achar means 'Bitter ground pickle'. In Nepali, gourd is called karela and pickle is called achar. In Nepal, karela ko achar is a favorite of many people.
In Nepal, Nepalis also eat gourd vegetables. Both of these are very good for health. karela ko achar is made from bitter gourd and has many other ingredients added to it. As the gourd is slightly bitter, the pickle is also slightly bitter.
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karela ko achar In Nepal you can also buy in the market but I would like to advise you not to buy from the market. This is because karela ko achar bought from the market is unhealthy and has been packed for many days and it is harmful to our health.
The process of making it is very easy so you can make it yourself at home.
Follow the method given below to make karela ko achar.
Read : Yellow laphing recipe
Some ingredients you need;
S. N. Ingredients/Quantity
1. Bitter gourd(500gm)
2. Oil(15ml)
3. Onions (100gm)
4. Chilli powder(1/2tsp)
5. Turmeric(1/2tsp)
6. Salt(to taste)
7. Lamon juice(1 lemon)
8. Roasted sesame seed powder(1tsp)
Cooking method
1) Trim and cut half slice gourd
2) Heat oil sauté till fairly golden add onions cook further till onions turn golden and starts to burn.
3) Mix in all remaining ingredients.
In Nepali Style
cooking method of karela ko achar:
You take a saucepan and heat it and add about 800ml of water. Heat water a little and add bitter gourd to it. Put bitter gourd in water, cover it with a lid and cook for 20min. In this way, cooking bitter gourd reduces the bitterness in bitter gourd.
Look after 20min and if the bitter gourd is ripe, its color changes a little. Take out the bitter gourd and put it in a container.
Now add the ingredients: onion (100gm), fried and grounded sesame seed, salt as per taste, red chilly flakes, fried and grounded cumin (1/2tsp), powder of nepali hog's plump (1 tsp) or leamon juice (1).
Now heat the oil in a separate pan. Heat oil and add fenugreek seeds. When the fenugreek seeds are slightly black, add 2 dried red chilly.
Now add turmeric (1/2 tsp) and after adding turmeric, pour hot oil over the top of herbs & spices in the bitter gourd. At the end, add chopped coriander leaves. Then mix it well. After mixing well, it is prepared.
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