Kakarakaya Pulusu Kura | Bitter Gourd Gravy Andhra Recipe
Kakarakaya Pulusu Kura, an Andhra style recipe where bitter gourd is cooked in a spicy tamarind sauce.
Servings: 4 to 5
Ingredients
- 300 grams Bitter Gourd
- 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 2 Tablespoons Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds
- 2 Onions chopped
- 3-4 green chillies slit
- 8-10 garlic pods peeled
- 1 Tomato chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Red Chilli Powder
- Lemon size tamarind soak in warm water and extract juice
- Salt to taste
- 1-2 Tablespoon Jaggery or Sugar
- Few curry leaves
- Coriander for garnish
Instructions
- Wash bitter gourds, trim edges, scrape the rough skin slightly.
- Add salt, turmeric, mix and leave it for 10 minutes.
- Add little water to the bitter gourd pieces and microwave for 4-5 minutes.
- Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Add fenugreek seeds and mustard seeds.
- When mustard splutters, add chopped onions, green chillies and garlic pods. Sauté for a minute.
- Once onions turn transparent, add the bitter gourd pieces and stir for 3 minutes.
- Add tomato pieces and sauté till mushy.
- Now add red chilli powder, tamarind extract, salt, jaggery and curry leaves.
- Add required water, stir and cook till the gravy thickens.
- Turn off the heat and garnish with coriander.