KEEMA-KARELAY

Ingredients:

Bitter Melon ½ kg
Mince ½ kg
Onion (chopped) 4
Turmeric powder 1 tsp
Red chili powder 1 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Nigella seeds 1 tsp
Fennel seeds 1 tsp
Tamarind pulp ½ cup
Jaggery 1 tbsp
Green chilies (chopped) 4-6
Curry leaves few
Mustard Oil 1 cup
To wash bitter melons
Turmeric powder 1 tsp
Salt to taste


Tamarind paste 2 tbsp
Jaggery 1 tsp

Method:


Put 1 tsp turmeric powder, salt, 2 tbsp tamarind pulp and 1 tsp jaggery on bitter melons and keep it for 20 minutes in a strainer. Now take 1 cup oil in a pan and fry the bitter melons till they are golden brown. Now take 1 cup oil in a wok and fry onions till golden brown. Once fried take them out and keep them aside. Then add in ½ kg mince and mix it. Add in salt, tsp turmeric powder and 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste. Cook it till the water dries. Now add in 1 tbsp red chili powder, onion, 4-6 chopped green chilies, 1 tsp fennel seeds, 1 tsp black seeds and bitter melon and cook it for 5 minutes. Finally add in ½ cup tamarind pulp, 1tbsp jaggery and few curry leaves. Cook it on a slow flame and serve