Ingredients

• 7 - 8-karelas, medium sized
• 1 - medium sized onion
• 1 tbsp- besan
• 1/2 cup-roasted peanuts
• 1 tsp- lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp-sugar
• 1/2 tsp- turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp-dhania powder
• salt
• oil for frying
• coriander/cilantro for garnish.
• For paste:
• 2 -3 cloves - garlic
• 1 small piece - ginger
• 3- 4 - jalapenos (green chillies)

How to Make Sizzling Stuffed Karelas

• Peel the karelas.
• Cut the karelas from middle and remove the inner filling (seeds etc).
• Sprinkle about 2 tsp salt on them and let it soak for couple of hours (1-2 hours) in a plate.
• Chop the onions.
• Grind the roasted peanuts in a dry grinder.
• Put a pan on the gas and pour about 1 tbsp of oil in it.
• Saute the onions till light brown.
• Add besan and peanut powder in at same time. Add garlic or ginger or chilly paste.
• Add turmeric, dhania powder and sprinkle salt.
• Add desired amount of sugar and lemon juice.
• Mix it all up and cook for 5 mins on the gas. Then let the filling cool.
• On the other side, remove the karelas from the salt.
• Squeeze the karelas to remove the bitterness.
• Now fill up the filling in the karelas.
• In a flat pan, put like 2-3 tsps of oil.
• Put the karelas in the pan and cover the pan with the lid on a low flame.
• After about 5 mins, turn the karelas (making sure the filling does not come out).
• Now cover the pan again.
• You can also cook on medium flame to make the karelas crispy.
• You can turn the flame off after making sure that the karelas are cooked. Garnish with coriander leaves.
• After filling the karelas, cook them in oven on about 250 C for 15-20 mins or till they become crispy. Tastes great with parathas or rotis.