STRANGI KARELA

This is a dish that made by bitter gourd and stuffing in bitter gourd is apple and cinnamon and layer of cheese and the outer layer of bitter gourd is crispy patatoes & chickpea flour and it is served with orange flavored gravy or it is complement with rice and naan and salad and three types of chutney green ,white & apple cinnamon syrup

COMPLEMENTS :

• white cream sauce
• apple cinnamon syrup
• pudina chutney
• jeera rice
• naan

INGREDIENTS:

• 3-4 karela ( bitter gourd )
• 1 orange
• 200gm cheese
• 2 apple
• 1tbsp cinnamon powder
• 1tsp black pepper powder
• 3 medium patatoes
• ½ cup besan
• 1tsp ajowan
• oil for deep fry
• 200 gm sugar
• salt to taste
• 100 gm butter

Method :

First we take bitter gourds and peel the skin of it and cut them to one side and scrape out the seed inside it , then massage the bitter gourd with salt properly inside or outside of it then boil it for 2-3 minutes then other side we start the making apple cinnamon syrup so first we peel the apples and cut into fine and tiny cubes and take a pan and add some butter and sugar and some water and cinnamon powder and salt & pepper then we bring it to boil then we add apples into ti then we cook it till apple is soft and caramelize then we flame off and we take our gourds and dry it and fill and spread the layer of cheese in it and then we stuff the apple cinnamon stuffing then we seal the it with boiled or mashed patatoes then we cover the gourd with mashed patatoes and then we make a batter of flour with some water and ajowain and also add in it salt and pepper then we dip the gourds in it then deep fry it till they turn brown then take out the gourd from oil, then cut the rings of it and keep it side now we make a orange flavored sauce so we take a pan and add orange juice and sprinkle pepper powder and some sugar and cook it for 2 min and then serve with rings of gourd and enjoy the meal with the rice or naan

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