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KARELA MASALEDAR RECIPE

• Take off and reserve the scrapings of the karelas.
  
  
• Give a slit on one side and take off all the seeds.
  
  
• Cut karelas into thin slices.
  
  
  
• Wash and rub two table spoons salt all over the karelas and its scrapings.
  
  
• Set aside for 3-4 hours.
  
  
• Wash completely again and squeeze dry the karelas.
  
  
• Heat up oil in kadhai.
  
  
• Deep fry the cut karelas till dark brown and crisp.
  
  
• Take off the karelas and keep aside.
  
  
• Slice onions.
  
  
• Heat up 3 tblsp of oil in a kadai.
  
  
• Mix in cut onions.
  
  
• Stir fry for 3-4 minutes till they are transluscent.
  
  
• Mix in scrappings of karela and let it stir fry till onions are a little brown.
  
  
• Mix in turmeric powder, coriander powder, dry mango powder and red chilli powder.
  
  
• Mix in the fried karelas to the above mixture and stir fry covered on low heat up for 5-6 minutes.
  
  
• Mix in salt if needed.
  
  
• Serve hot with chappatis.