3 Effective Ways To Remove Bitterness From Bitter Gourds | Remove Bitterness of Karela

Bitter gourd/Karailey is a very delicious and tasty vegetable which everyone loves to enjoy but sometimes its extra bit of natural bitterness spoils the taste. However you can use following easy methods to reduce the bitterness and enjoy the mouth-watering taste of this vegetable. First Method: Wash and peel-off 750 grams bitter gourd/karailey. (peeled skin can also be used) Cut peeled gourds in small round pieces. Remove hard seeds if any from the pulp. Put in a bowl, sprinkle 2 tbsp salt and mix/rub well with soft hands. Rest these for 15 minutes. If you want to use peeled skin also, sprinkle 1+1/2tbsp salt, mix/rub, and let it rest for 15 minutes also. After 15 minutes, rub again for 1 minute or so, and then squeeze with hard hands/palms to release the bitter juice. Around 1/2 or 1/3cup juice will be released, this will greatly reduce the bitterness of bitter gourd. Wash with plenty of water to remove salt contents and any bitterness. Squeeze once again to remove water, and spread on any surface for half an hour to dry. Heat 1/2cup oil at high temperature, add pieces to it, and then fry at medium flame till golden brown. After this, you can cook delicious and mouthwatering bitter gourd dish(es) of your liking in a usual manner, while adding chicken, mutton, daal or aaloo, or store for another day use. Second Method: Wash and peel-off 500 grams bitter gourd/ karailey. Cut the gourd in a length slices. Remove hard seeds if any. Sprinkle 2 tbsp salt and 1 tbsp lemon juice over the gourd slices. Rest for 15 minutes and then rub with fingers for 1 minute. Hard squeeze with palms to release the bitter juice. Dip in the water and rub for few seconds, repeat again and then squeeze to remove water. Spread on a kitchen cloth or open pan to dry the slices. Heat 1/2cup oil at high flame, add gourd slices, reduce the flame to medium, and fry the till golden brown. Third Method: Wash and peel-off 500 grams bitter gourd and make a length-wise half-way single cut, and remove pulp and seeds with a peeler or spoon. Remove hard seeds from the pulp. Mix 2 tbsp salt and 1 tsp turmeric powder and coat the mixture thoroughly on the inner and outer sides of the peeled bitter gourds. Keep aside for 30 minutes and then rub with your fingers and hard squeeze with your hands to drain-out bitter juice of the vegetable. Dip in plenty of water and rub for few seconds and then squeeze to drain-out water. Repeat again and spread on a flat surface to dry. Add gourd pulp, 1 onion slices, 5 green chili, in a chopper to blend into a mixture or paste. Add 1 tsp coriander powder, 1/2tsp zeera powder, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4tsp turmeric powder, and 1/2 tsp red chili powder, and mix. Fill the empty gourds with this mixture ( can be stuffed with qeema, aaloo mash, or daal) and sew with needle to seal the contents. Heat 1/2cup oil at high flame, add stuffed gourds one by one and then fry these at medium flame till golden brown. Adding gourds to high-temperature oil also helps reduce further the bitterness of the vegetable. #bittergourds #gourds #karela