Monday, February 19, 2018

KARELE JO SEERO / BITTER GOURD HALWA


Karela has various therapeutic properties and it is one of the healthiest vegetables. My mom-in-law used to make a variety dishes with bitter gourd during my pregnancy and post delivery. This halwa is one of them. She added extra ghee and dry fruits but here I have reduced the quantity.


Ingredients:
Karelas / bitter gourds .... 3
Desi ghee / clarified butter .. 3 tbsps
Sugar ........................ 6 tbsps
Cardamom powder ..... 1/2 tsp
Poppy seeds .............. 2 tbsps (dry roasted)
Khoya ........................ 3 tbsps
Milk ......................... 1/4 cup
Almonds .................. 1 tbsp (sliced)
Pistachios ................ 1 tbsp (sliced)

Method:

1. Wash the karelas, peel them and discard the seeds.










2. Cut them into small pieces.









3. Grind them in a mixie without adding any water.









4. In a pan heat the ghee and add the ground karela paste.









5. Stir fry for about 5 minutes until the water is evaporated.







6. Now add the milk and allow it to simmer for few minutes until the karela mixture gets cooked.






7. Tip in the khoya and mix well.








8. Add the sugar and stir it until it melts.







9. Now add the poppy seeds.







10. Keep stirring until the mixture leaves the sides.







 11. Add a portion of dry fruits to the halwa and save some for garnishing.

8 comments:

  1. No wayyyyyyyyy :) I had to pinch myself!! Never seen or heard of karela ka halwa..is there any bitter taste at all in the halwa?

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    1. A slight after taste is there jagruti.. but while eating you enjoy it.

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  2. Green colour and the texture of halwa looks very appetising, and in this way its easy to feed the kids with a healthy vegetable..

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    1. True Sujatha.. you can lure the kids into eating karelas this way.

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  3. Wow - you have made this just like any seera recipe but using karela. Really a new recipe for me. I love karela curry so will try making this dish.

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  4. Shobha ji I made it same way but after roasting it to brown colour the halwa still tasted bitter. Do we need to squeeze out the water after grating it? Very disappointed. Got scolding from Mom. Please help

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    1. No you don't have to squeeze out the water. It shouldn't be tasting that bitter as we add the sugar and khoya.

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