Ingredients

• 2- Medium sized bitter gourd (karelas)
• 1 cup - Grated Coconut
• 3-4 - Red Chillies 3-4
• 2-3 tsp - Jaggery grated
• 2 tsp - Urad dal
• 2 tsp - Chana dal
• 1 tsp- Jeera | Mustard Seeds, Hing, Curry Leaves for tadka
• 3-4 tsp - Oil
• 1/2 cup - Lemon Juice
• 2 tsp - Tamarind Pulp
• Salt to taste

How to Make Sweet And Hot Karela Curry

• Wash and chop karelas and keep in a bowl containing lemon juice and salt for about an hour before cooking to take away the bitter taste.
• Dry roast urad dal, chana dal, red chillies and jeera.
• Add all these ingredients with grated coconut and make masala paste.
• Take oil in a flat bottomed vessel and fry karelas after thoroughly squeezing them dry.
• Once they are fried, add tamarind pulp and jaggery and cook the karelas.
• Add the masala paste while cooking and add water to thin the curry according to the requirement.
• Bring it to boil and season with mustard, curry leaves and hing.
• This tastes great with Rice, Dosa, Adai and even Upma.