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Karele ke chilke ki sabzi, as the name suggest is dry sabzi that is cooked using peels of Karela or bitter melon/bitter gourd. Here's recipe of making this dry sabzi/curry.

Karele Ke Chilke ki Sabzi | Karele ke Chilke sur Aloo ki Bhujia

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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian, indian cuisine, north indian, punjabi
Author: Rekha Kakkar

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of karela/ bitter melon peels
  • 2 Potatoes finely chopped
  • 75 g onion chopped
  • 3-4 green chilli
  • 1 Tsp ginger grated
  • salt to taste
  • 2 Tbsp Mustard Oil

Instructions

  • Wash karela’s and peel with the help of peeler and knife. Now apply the salt on both separately (You can cook karela using recipes given above in the post) and keep them for minimum 1hour plus.
  • Wash the peels and pat dry on a kitchen napkin.
  • Heat mustard oil till it starts to smoke. Allow it too cool a bit and sauté 2-3 green chillies in it. Remove the chillies from the pan keep them aside.
  • Now add cumin seeds. Let them splutter and add one finely chopped green chilli, ginger and chopped onion.
  • Fry them for 3-4 minutes and add potatoes. Cook for another 6-7 minutes till potato soften.
  • Add washed karele ke chilke ?bitter melon peel and cook for 6-7 minutes.
  • Switch off the heat. Top with fried chilli and serve it hot with Paratha or Rice