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Stuffed Bitter Gourd Recipe Preparation

Tasty and Healthy Bitter Gourd Recipe Preparation at Home. Simple and Easy Stuffed Bitter Gourd Recipe in Telugu. 

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Preparation of New Bitter gourd recipe

• Today let's see how to make stuffed bitter gourd
• Here I took 1/4 kg bitter gourds
• We don't need to peel the bitter gourd, just cut off the ends and make cuts vertically
• Make sure that the ends stay connected. Just make cuts along it
• To a bowl of water, add 1/2 teaspoon salt and add the bitter gourds to it
• Close lid and boil for 5-6 minutes
• This will remove the bitterness from the bitter gourds
• Any other method to remove bitterness could be used
• Let's prepare stuffing now

Bitter Gourd Stuffing Preparation

• We will need 3-4 tablespoons groundnuts and 7-8 dried chillies along with 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, 2 tablespoons coriander seeds and very little tamarind
• Wash the tamarind
• Heat 3-4 tablespoons groundnuts in pan
• Then add dried chillies and fry till they change colour
• Then add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, 2 tablespoons coriander seeds and fry
• Cut off the stove and let them cook down
• Add this to a mixie jar along with 5-6 garlic cloves, salt to taste and grind it into a soft powder
• Now add chopped onions to this powder
• Stuffing is ready now

Preparation of Stuffed Bitter Gourd Recipe in Telugu

• We can see that the boiled bitter gourds have cooled down
• Remove the seeds from them
• Lets stuff these bitter gourds
• Fill the bitter gourds with prepared stuffing
• Any leftover stuffing could be used in the curry
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in pan
• Add 1 teaspoon mustard seeds and fry
• Add 1 chopped onion and fry
• Then add 1/2 teaspoon salt and mix
• As onions turn transparent, add 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder and mix
• Now place the stuffed bitter gourd and close lid
• Cook for 2-3 minutes and sprinkle the rest of the stuffing powder over it
• Then add a little tamarind juice, water as required and cook on low flame for 10-15 minutes
• Stir and cook the bitter gourds
• Cook till the gravy thickens and oil starts to float on surface
• Stuffed bitter gourd is ready to serve!