Kakarakaya Karam Recipe / Bitter Gourd Kaaram Recipe / Andhra Style Bitter Gourd Kaaram

 

Kakarakaya Karam

Ingredients

Sliced bitter gourd - 1 cup

( pour some oil in a pan and deep fry the bitter gourd till crisp and keep it aside. Remove 2 tsp separated to mix it at the last into the kakarakaya kaaram)

Red chilly powder - 2 tsp

Jaggery - 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Garlic - 4

Tamarind - a small piece

Tempering

Oil as needed

Urad dal - 2 tsp

Peanuts - a handful

Curry leaves few

Coriander seeds - 1/2 tsp

Jeera - 1/4 tsp

Coconut - 1 tbsp

( Heat oil in a pan i used the same oil which I fried the bitter gourd, temper it above ingredients. Remove 1 tsp separately to mix it into the kaaram later.)

Method

Take a mixi jar add add the tempering ( save 1tsp to mix it into the kaaram at the end) and grind to a coarse powder.

Add the fried bitter gourd, garlic, red chilly powder , tamarind, salt and jaggery and pulse till combined.

Transfer into a powder add the saved tempering and fried bitter gourd and give a mix.

Store this mixture in a clean jar and kelp it in the refrigerator.

Mix this into hot rice with a drop of ghee and enjoy!

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