Kakarakaya Vepudu (Bitter Gourd Stir Fry - Andhra Style).
You can cook Kakarakaya Vepudu (Bitter Gourd Stir Fry - Andhra Style) using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Kakarakaya Vepudu (Bitter Gourd Stir Fry - Andhra Style)
- It's 2 of medium size bitter melon.
- Prepare 2 of onions, chopped.
- It's 5-6 of garlic cloves.
- You need 1 sprig of curry leaves.
- It's 2 tbsp. of oil.
- You need 1 tbsp. of chana dal (Bengal gram).
- Prepare to taste of salt.
- You need 1 tsp. of mustard seeds.
- It's 1 tsp. of urad dal (split black gram).
- Prepare 1/2 tsp. of turmeric powder.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp. of asafoetida.
- Prepare 1 tbsp. of red chilli powder.
- You need 1 tbsp. of sugar.
Kakarakaya Vepudu (Bitter Gourd Stir Fry - Andhra Style) step by step
- Scrape the bitter melon and slice them finely. Add a tsp. of salt and keep aside for an hour. Wash well. Drain and keep aside..
- Heat oil in a pan and temper with mustard seeds. After it stops spluttering, add the urad dal, chana dal and asafoetida. Saute till the dal changes colour..
- Add the onion, garlic and curry leaves. Saute till light brown..
- Then add the bitter melon, salt and turmeric powder. Cover and keep frying on a medium flame till it is soft..
- Then add red chilli powder and sugar..
- Continue to fry further for a minute more..
- Serve with hot steamed rice and with some ghee drizzled over it.