STUFFED KARELA (Bitter Gourd)

Ingredients:
Onion ......1
Ginger ..... 1 inch piece
Garlic ....... 3-4 cloves
Coriander leaves ...1-2 sprigs
Mint leaves .... 7-8 leaves
Tamarind juice ... 1 tbsp.
Peanuts ......... 1 tbsp (roasted and ground)
Coriander powder ....1 tsp.
Cumin powder ....1 tsp.
Red chilli powder ...1/2 tsp.
Turmeric powder ...1/4 tsp.
Yogurt ....... 1/4 cup
Salt to taste
Oil
Method:
For the masala:


1. Grind coarsely the onion, ginger, garlic, mint and coriander leaves.
2.In a pan add a tablespoon of oil and fry the pastefor a while on low flame till the water is dry.
3. Add all the dry masalas, tamarind, salt and peanut powder.Let it cool.
4. Scrape the karelas, remove the seeds and marinate them with salt and yogurt for few hours and deep fry them
.
5. Now stuff the filling in the karelas and shallow-fry them in a thick-bottomed pan on a very low flame till done.(5-7 mins.)