Baked bitter gourd or karela. Make this nutritious and immunity booster vegetable in an easy way. You don’t need to spend lots of time in kitchen in this scorching hot weather. Just mix everything and bake. Enjoy the crispy bitter gourd as a side dish.
You can peel the bitter gourd if you don’t like the bitterness. And add more onions while baking. You can also add some lemon juice before serving. Crispy delicious baked karela will be a perfect side dish for any meal.
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3. Gujarati bitter gourd stir fry
5. Crispy bitter gourd and potato
According to Healthline here are some health benefits of bitter gourd.
• Packs Several Important Nutrients. Bitter melon is a great source of several key nutrients.
• Can Help Reduce Blood Sugar.
• May Have Cancer-Fighting Properties.
• Could Decrease Cholesterol Levels.
• May Aid Weight Loss.
• Versatile and Delicious.
Linking this recipe to Facebook gourmet group Shhhhh Cooking Secretly Challenge. In this monthly group members are paired with different partners every month and two secret ingredients are given to each other. We have to use these ingredients in our recipe. This month theme is Fear Not Bitter suggested by Seema Doraiswamy Sriram who blog at Mildly Indian. Seema is a very talented blogger. You can get numerous healthy and delicious recipes on her blog. I recently bookmarked her Millet jaggery cake and some more.
This month my partner is Poonam Bachhav. I love her space for her versatile recipes. Specially her authentic thali recipes. You can also get many delicious, healthy treat on her blog. You will definitely love her Mango bundt cake and many more. Poonam gave me cumin and Amchur as secret ingredients and I gave her milk and jaggery. Poonam made Eggless banana chocolate cupcakes with these ingredients.
You can use as much shallot or small onions as you want. Sliced onion and shallot both will reduce the bitterness. I used Kashmiri red chilli powder to add some colour. You can skip it or if you want your karela more spicy then you can add hot variety red chilli powder.
Recipe
Bitter gourd or karela – 2
Shallot/sambhar onion or small onions – 15
Onion – 1 large Salt to taste
Cumin powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander powder – 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Kashmiri red chilli powder – 1 teaspoon
Amchur or dry mango powder – 1 teaspoon
Oil – 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon
Coriander leaves and lemon wedges to garnish
Method
1. Wash the karela or bitter gourd and cut off the both tips. Cut the bitter gourd or karela into thin round slices. You can peel the bitter gourd to reduce the bitterness. I didn’t.
2. Peel the sambhar onion or shallot and keep aside. Slice one large onion. You can use one more onion if you like.
3. Line a baking tray with parchment paper or aluminum foil and brush with little oil. I used parchment paper.
4. In a bowl mix all the dry spices, salt, 1 tablespoon oil and bitter gourd slices. Mix well and keep aside for 10-15 minutes.
5. Arrange the marinated bitter gourd slices on lined baking tray in single layer.
6. In the same bowl mix shallot and onion slices with little salt and one teaspoon oil.
7..Bake the bitter gourd slices at 200 degree temperature for 10 minutes.
8. Take out the baking tray and mix both the onion with bitter gourd slices.
8. Bake for 10 minutes again or until bitter gourd becomes crisp. Keep an eye after 7 minutes. Bitter gourd shouldn’t be burnt.
9. Garnish with cilantro or coriander leaves and lemon wedges. You can add some lemon juice before serving. Serve warm as a side dish.
Note- To reduce the bitterness peel the bitter gourd and use more onion.
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That is an interesting dish Sujata. Baked bitter gourd with lots of onion, now that sure sounds tempting. I’m not a big bitter gourd fan, but you are tempting me to try out the recipe. I am sure hubby will be so pleased as he loves karela.
The crispy bitter gourd with loads of onions is so tempting. I love the way you have baked them, reducing kitchen time in hot summer months. I just bought karela today,
will try it out.
Ooooh, this sounds so delicious! ❤️ The bittergourd looks so crispy, and I love the idea of using loads of onion to it. A healthy recipe to boot.
The recipe looks perfect for the winters when I love to bake. I love the fact that you have added the onions towards the end and baked them that keeps the flavours alive.
Delicious preparation of karelas. Love the baked version. I always end up frying them. This is a brilliant idea. Thanks.
Baked Karela sounds so yumm and fuss free to make.. especially in hot and humid weather where we don’t have to stand in kitchen to cook it and keep an eye on it. My mom also told me that using lot of onions reduces the bitterness of Karela.. such a healthy way to make it.
Baked karela and onions looks perfect for munching with some hot cup of tea. I would have never said this for karela, but your recipe and pic looks tempting.
Wow! I am definitely going to try making baked bitter gourd. I love the fact that you can make crisp bitter gourd in half the oil. I love bitter gourd and will make it.
Thanks a lot Archana. Glad you liked it. Please do try and let me know how it turns out 😊
I love Karela but the biggest issue with Kerela is to deep fry which is not so good for health. But Sujata liked your version of baked karela. It looks so flavourful and healthy too. Soon gone a try this.
Thank you so much Meera. Glad you liked it 😊
Baked kareka rings with Shallots sounds such a flavorful combo di ! I love karela and would definitely try this healthy version.
Karela is not a favorite of mine, and I have never tried cooking with it. Now I am feeling ashamed after looking at those crunchy bitter gourd chips with an extra shallot side, it looks absolutely delicious…
Baked bitter gourd with shallots sounds incredible. I can it the flavors when baked with spices. Guilt free indulgence to enjoy crisp and crunchy karela and shallots.
I am in love with this baked bitter gourd, they looks very crispy and no doubt they tasted amazing. Love to have it as snack or as side dish for rasam and curd rice.
Baked karela sounds wow.. the mild sweetness from the baked onions will deftly cut the bitterness from the crunchy bittergourd …this is one incredible recipe using bittergourd
Baked karela looks so flavorful, crispy, and delicious. Such a healthy and guilt-free snack.
Baked bitter gourd is such a healthy way to include it in our diet. It makes a good accompaniment with rice and sambar. Loved it.
Baked bitter gourd with shallots looks so good. I am sure these crispy gourds make a great snack item. Great recipe.