Indian Cooking Recipe : Karela (Bitter Melon) Ingredients : 4 karela, chopped 1 onion, finely chopped 1 green chilli, finely chopped ½ inch ginger, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 tsp fresh coriander, chopped 3 tsp canola oil 2 tsp besan Spices : ½ tsp red chilli powder 4 tsp salt to taste 1 tsp coriander powder ¼ tsp haldi powder 1 tsp amchur ½ tsp cumin seeds hing Method : Wash kerala thoroughly with water. If keralas are of longer variety, cut them into pieces of 3 inch size. Remove skin of all the pieces by scraping with a sharp knife. Keep the skin aside. Slit the karelas length wise. Remove the seeds. Discard the seeds if very hard, otherwise mix them with the skin scrape. Take 1 tsp salt and apply it thoroughly to all the pieces of karelas. Keep aside for about 1 hour. Mix 1 tsp salt to karela skin and keep aside for 1 hour. Heat a non-sticking frying pan and add 2 tsp oil. When the oil becomes hot, put cumin seeds and hing. When the seeds become dark, put onion, green chilli, ginger and garlic. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes and add all the spices and besan. Stir well and cook for 5 to 7 minutes until the mixture turns light brown. Mix half the coriander leaves. Take the karela skin in a sieve and wash thoroughly with water. Add it to the washed skin scrape above mixture and stir. Wash the karelas with water. Fill the above mixture in each karela. Heat a non sticking frying pan and spray oil. Place all the karelas in the pan, cover with a lid and reduce the stove to low. Allow them to cook for 5 to 7 minutes. Change the side of karelas and again cover with the lid. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes. Sprinkle coriander leaves.