karele, qeema aur chane ki daal (Bitter Gourd with minced meat and chana daal)

 

Bitter Gourd with minced meat and chana daal
(Qeema karela aur chane ki daal )

Few days ago I tasted a new  non vegetarian recipe  which was prepared  with minced meat, karela and chane ki  daal  Although I do not like karela  due to its  bitterness, but I found  karela with qeema and chana daal very-very tasty  and it was  not bitter at all. I have learnt  this special recipe for you from  my in laws. If you are non vegetarian and fond  of karela then surely you would love it. 

• Category- non vegetarian

• Cooking time - 15- 20 min. 

• Preparation time - 1 hour 

• People - 4

Ingredients -

• Bitter gourd (Karela) -250 g.m

• Minced meat- 250 g.m

• Onion -1/2 k.g(sliced)

• Split chick peas(Chane ki daal)-1small cup(soaked in water for 30 minutes

• Turmeric powder- 1/2 spoon

• Coriander    powder- 1/2 tea spoo

• Red chili powder- 1/2 tea spoon

• Garlic paste - 1/4 tea spoon

• Ginger paste- 1/4 tea spoon

• Lemon juice - 1 tea spoon  
• Salt- 1/2 tea spoon
• kalauji-1/4 tea spoon
• Moti souf -1/2 tea spoon 

How to  remove  bitterness of  bitter gourd 

Cooking Method 

Wash  and scrape  the bitter gourds(karela) ,and cut into slices,   mix one tea spoon salt in slices  and keep under the direct sun  light  for  one  hour, after that  wash it properly. Boil it with  some salt(1/2 tea spoon) and  lemon juice(1 tea spoon) then drain out water  and  dry slices under the sun light.(This  method  helps to  remove  bitterness in karela. )

Some people enjoy the bitterness of karela but people who do not like it's bitterness like me ,can try  this method to extract its bitterness.  

Heat the mustard oil in the  pressure cooker, fry dry karela slices and keep it aside .Fry sliced onion in the same oil, till it turn little brown, Add  Qeema  and ginger-garlic paste , stir  2-3 times then mix turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, salt  and saute  for few minutes. Now mix  fried karela slices and chane ki daal  in the gravy , Add 1/2 cup of water in the pressure cooker , mix it all together and  bring it  to 5-6 whistle on the medium flame then turn off the heat, When the lid open, please check.... if chane ki daal and minced meat is cooked well.  

Bitter Gourd with minced meat and chana daal
(Qeema karela aur chane ki daal )

If it is done , adjust salt, and parch it  well as there should be no water left. When oil started coming on the edges,turn off the heat ,take it out  in the bowl , garnish it with mint and onion. 

Enjoy the taste of karela with qeema and chane ki daal . Its delicious n different!!!

   Happy cooking!!!

   Arshia zaidi