Comments on: Bitter Gourd Curry (Karela/Kakara Kaaya Kura)

by: Luma

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:14:00 +0000

Hi Indira,
I tried this recipe today for my fiance (who btw is from Andhra!). It turned out very well. He was truly surprised that I made this one which he says tasted just like the one he used to have in his hometown.. Thanks for the recipe..
Luma

by: anitha

Tue, 05 May 2009 16:30:06 +0000

hi Indira,i have tried so many reciepes of yours.I love them all.now i am gonna try this bittergourd reciepe…i am sure it will taste good.By the way i am also located in houston,texas.
thanks Indira…keep posting reciepes like these.

by: Aparna Hari

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:01:27 +0000

Thanks. This recipe is very nice, and I have prepared this twice.

regards,
Aparna

Hi Aparna,
Glad to read that you tried and liked this recipe. Thank you for taking time to letting me know.
-Indira

by: Viv ;=)

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:06:43 +0000

Hi Indira,

Thank you for this recipe. I am surprised that the seeds can be eaten. We normally scoop away the seeds -white or red. I am going to try cooking it with the seeds now.

Nice blog and great photos too^-^

by: srividya

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:43:42 +0000

indira, this is how wi make kaerla curry. i also add tomatoes and little water to make curry. this is how even marwadis make karela, it seems.heard it from a friend of mine.

by: Swarna

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:41:38 +0000

Hi Indira,

After reading all your entries on Mahanandi, I somehow have a feeling that u r so fond of using tomatoes in your cooking. I luv tomatoes too! You should give it a shot to this Karela recipe with tomato. I’m sure you’r gonna like it.
Cut the Karela into circles, sprinkle some salt and leave them aside for 20-30mins.Squeeze all the Karela pieces, it releases so much water so most of the bitterness is gone. Seasoning: Mustard,cumin, red chillies, curry leaves, then add squeezed Karela pieces and cook uncovered for 15mins on medium flame, stirring in between. Then add tomato pieces (2big/med tomatoes)turmeric, salt, chillie powder and cover and cook until the Karela pieces r cooked. No need to add water. Add dhania-jeera powder 1.5tsp. In the end, fresh chopped corriander. It tastes really wonderful. It tastes great with hot rice.

Swarna.

by: Jonny

Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:28:31 +0000

I have tried growing bitter gourds but once they began to grow, I realized I’d planted the Carribean bitter gourd which is purely ornamental and not edible! What a surprise. Well I will try again using the seeds I saved from my latest bitter gourds.

Thanks - before I read your comments, I made your curry and used the same amount of turmeric you suggested as this is the usual amount I use in recipes. Whew, glad I guessed correctly. I loved this recipe! Thanks again.

by: .: evil jungle prince :.

Thu, 13 Apr 2006 02:18:53 +0000

Bitter Gourd Curry

I decided to try another of Mahanandi’s recipe this week after spotting some very rare bitter gourds for sale at Aj Liquor & Oriental Mart, my local Filipino 7-11 corner store. Their name and location my command giggles, but they…

by: Jonny

Sun, 09 Apr 2006 20:03:09 +0000

Dear Indira - thank you for this. I am experimenting with it this afternoon. One note: you are missing the quantity of turmeric in your list of ingredients here.

Indira replies:
Hello Jonny, I’ve added it to the list of ingredients now.
For almost all the curries/sambhars/dals… the amount of turmeric we add usually is a pinch to half teaspoon(depending on the amount of curry/dal) and never more than that. I add it for everything, so common, sometimes I forget to add it to the list. Thanks for pointing it out.
So, how did the curry turn out? Do you grow karela?

by: Pavani

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:07:58 +0000

Exactly. Since it is not as bitter, I cut down on the jaggery quite a bit.

Karakkaya, really? My husband should know it then. He is from Kurnool. I am from Guntur and they call it Aakaakarakaya there.

Indira replies…
sorry, they are called ‘kasara kaya’ in our area. I remembered wrongly and I was talking to my mom today, she corrected me.