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Karela Bhakarwadi

Take a bite and you will find it difficult to believe that these bhakarwadis are stuffed with bitter gourds. This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Karela Bhakarwadi
Main Ingredients Oil, Bitter gourd (karela)
Cuisine Indian
Course Snacks and Starters
Prep Time 0-5 minutes
Cook time 26-30 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Mild
Level of Cooking Moderate
Others Veg
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Ingredients list for Karela Bhakarwadi

  • for deep-frying Oil
  • Bitter gourd (karela) stuffing
  • 1 small Bitter gourd (karela) scraped and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons Oil
  • 2-3 Garlic cloves chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds
  • to taste Salt
  • 4 tablespoons Jaggery (gur) grated
  • 2 tablespoons Red chilli powder
  • Juice of 2 lemons
  • Bhakarwadi dough
  • ½ cup + 2 teaspoons Gram flour (besan)
  • 1/4 cup Refined flour (maida)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
  • to taste Salt
  • a pinch Asafoetida
  • 2 tablespoons Oil

Method

  1. To make the karelastuffing, heat oil in a non-stick pan, add garlic and sauté for 1 minute. Add cumin seeds and sauté for 1 minute.
  2. Add bitter gourdand cook for 2-3minutes. Add salt and jaggery and cook till the jaggery melts. Let it cool.
  3. Transfer the mixture into a grinder jar, add red chilli powder and lemon juice and grind to a smooth paste. Set aside.
  4. To make the dough, put ½ cup gram flour, refined flour, turmeric powder, salt, asafoetida and oil in a bowl and mix well.
  5. Add sufficient water and knead into a stiff dough. Cover with a damp cloth and set aside for 15 minutes.
  6. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
  7. Roll the dough into a thin sheet. Apply a thin layer of karelapaste and roll.Cut the roll into one inch thick pieces.
  8. Mix 2 teaspoons gram flour with required water to make a thin slurry.
  9. Dip bhakarwadi in the slurry and deep-fry in hot oil.Drain on absorbent paper and let them cool.
  10. Serve.
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