Gutti kakarakaya - It is a simple dish and one of my favorite dish once ate in my granny's house and became fan .............entering to recipe - the roasting process intensifies the flavour of the stuffing .The bitterness of kakarakaya is balanced with the spiced ,tangy - sweet stuffing comprising of garlic jaggery and tamarind and red chillies .
Ingredients -
- coriander seeds - 2 tsp
- cumin seeds - 1 tsp
- red chillies - 8 - 10
- salt as per
- jaggery - 2 tsp
- urad dal - 3 tsp
- chana dal - 2 tsp
- garlic - 5 pods
- tamarind - 1/2 lemon size or accordingly
- kakarakayalu - 3
Method of preparation -
- In a vessel ,add water 2 glasses ,4 tsp of buttermilk , pinch of salt and 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and partially slit 1 inch cut bitter gourd [or if available use small kakarakayalu ] and cook on heat for 10 mint's and remove from heat and drain water and squeeze extra water . [ This process helps to remove bitter ness from kakarakaya and enhance different taste]
- In the mean time in a frying pan add tsp of oil and fry coriander seeds ,cumin seeds and red chillies and ground into a fine powder by adding jaggery[if interested] and salt
- Also fry urad dal and chana dal and ground into a fine powder by adding galic and turmeric [ if not interested leave it ]
- Mix well the two powders by grinding together and stuff the bitter gourds with the mixture prepared .
- Add 3 tsp of oil into shallow pan when hot add stuffed kakarakaya ,cook on medium and high flame by stirring for 3- 4 mint's and then low the flame and cover the kakarakaya with a lid and let them cook for 10 mint's .Keep checking in middle and add left over stuff to the curry and saute well and close the lid for still more 5 mint's [ add more oil if you like ] [ with less oil means please check and stir fry as it to ensure they don't burn or don't stick to the pan .
3.Remove from heat as cooked and serve with rice hot .
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