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onion karela sabzi recipe | pyaz wale karele | bitter gourd sabzi | healthy onion karela sabzi |
Tarla Dalal
09 December, 2019
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About Onion And Karela Sabzi
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Ingredients
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Like Onion and Karela Sabzi
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For making the pyaz wale karele
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Tips for onion and karela sabzi
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Nutrient values
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onion karela sabzi | pyaz wale karele | bitter gourd sabzi | healthy onion karela sabzi | with 24 amazing images.
Wonderfully flavourful, this Onion and Karela Sabzi is perked up not just by the pungency of onions, but also by the aroma of roasted sesame seeds and the tanginess of amchur powder.
Together, these ingredients complement the bitterness of karela very well, making Onion and Karela Sabzi not just palatable but quite enjoyable too!
See why we think this is a healthy onion karela sabzi? While there is a little sugar used in the recipe, the rest is all good. Anyone who has just been detected with diabetes is advised to eat karela by all. Bitter gourd not only reduces intestinal disorders like constipation but is equally beneficial for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
Aside from Pyaz Wale Karele, Bitter Gourd Subzi, try our other semi dry sabzi recipes from Kala Chana Sundal to Achaari Dahi Bhindi.
Good accompaniments for Onion and Karela Sabzi is Jowar Roti, Bajra Roti or just a plain roti.
Enjoy how to make onion karela sabzi | pyaz wale karele | bitter gourd sabzi | healthy onion karela sabzi | with detailed step by step photos and video below.
Onion and Karela Sabzi recipe - How to make Onion and Karela Sabzi
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Preparation Time
10 Mins
Cooking Time
19 Mins
Total Time
29 Mins
Makes
4 servings
Ingredients
For Onion and Karela Sabzi
2 cups sliced onions
2 cups thinly sliced bitter gourd (karela)
salt to taste
2 tsp oil
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
2 tsp chilli powder
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp dried mango powder (amchur)
1 tbsp roasted sesame seeds (til)
Method
For onion and karela sabzi
To make onion and karela sabzi, combine the bitter gourd and a little salt in a deep bowl and mix very well. Keep aside for 20 minutes.
Squeeze all the water from the bitter gourd and place them on a kitchen towel to dry them completely.
Heat the oil in a deep non-stick kadhai, add the onions and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
Add the bitter gourd, mix well and cover and cook on a slow flame for 15 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Add the turmeric powder, chilli powder, sugar, dried mango powder, sesame seeds, salt and 1 tbsp of water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Serve onion and karela sabzi hot.
Onion and Karela Subzi recipe, pyaz wale karele, bitter gourd sabzi Video by Tarla Dalal
Onion and Karela Sabzi recipe with step by step photos
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Like Onion and Karela Sabzi also called Pyaz wale Karele. Karela or bitter gourd is one vegetable disliked by most people because of its flavour, but they are full of nutrients. Karela purifies blood, regulates cholesterol and also boosts the immunity. To read more about the health benefits of bitter gourd, check out. Listing down some other recipes using karela/bitter gourd :
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To make onion karela sabzi | pyaz wale karele | bitter gourd sabzi | healthy onion karela sabzi | first we have slightly peeled the karelas, removed the skin and slice them thinly. If using small tender karela, then you won’t be able to remove the seeds.
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Add a little salt in the deep bowl. The salt extracts the bitterness from karela.
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Mix very well and rub the salt nicely. This is done to remove the bitterness from bittergourd. Alternatively, you can dip the slices of karela in salted water for half an hour.
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Keep aside for 20 minutes.
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Squeeze all the water from the bitter gourd using your hands.
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Place the karela on a kitchen towel or muslin cloth to dry them completely.
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For making the onion and karela sabji, heat the oil in a deep non-stick kadhai.
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Add the onions and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
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Add the bitter gourd. Combining the karela with onions is the most effective way of reducing bitterness from bitter gourd.
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Mix well and cover and cook on a slow flame.
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They will look like this after 5 minutes.
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After cooking the karela for 10 more minutes on a slow flame, they will look like this.
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Add the turmeric powder.
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Add the chilli powder.
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Add the sugar. Jaggery can also be used as a substitute.
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Add the dried mango powder.
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Add the sesame seeds. Also, you can add a tsp of fennel seeds to enhance the flavour of karela sabzi.
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Add salt and mix well.
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If you want you can add 1 tbsp of water.
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Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally and our karela pyaz is ready.
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Serve the onion karela sabzi | pyaz wale karele | bitter gourd sabzi | healthy onion karela sabzi | hot with roti or chapati.
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- If you enjoyed this quick and easy dry karela sabzi recipe then also check out : Kathal Dry Sabzi, Cabbage and Cucumber Dry Sabzi, French Beans and Carrot Thoran
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To make onion karela sabzi | pyaz wale karele | bitter gourd sabzi | healthy onion karela sabzi | first we have slightly peeled the karelas, removed the skin and slice them thinly. If using small tender karela, then you won’t be able to remove the seeds.
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When you slice the karela, ensure to remove the seeds.
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If you use small tender karela, then you won’t be able to remove the seeds. Prefer to use the bigger karela.
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While drying the karela slices on a muslin cloth, space them well so they dry well. This process of squeezing and dry makes the karela soft as well.
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Remember to stir the sabzi after every 2 minutes, so it does not stick to the pan and burn.
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When you slice the karela, ensure to remove the seeds.
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
Nutrient values (Abbrv) per serving
| Energy | 80 cal |
| Protein | 1.6 g |
| Carbohydrates | 10.1 g |
| Fiber | 2.8 g |
| Fat | 3.7 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 2.7 mg |
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varsha rani
March 13, 2025, midnight
Mene krela subh namk d?l ke rkh diya tha koi prblm to ni h usse
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Varsha, Squeeze out all the excess water and then do not add extra salt. Happy Cooking !!
Foodie #677737
March 13, 2025, midnight
Nice recipe. can we add aloo (potato) to this recipe and how to do that?
S Sridhar
March 13, 2025, midnight
Excellent and healthy sabzi.
Vimal
March 13, 2025, midnight
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arati
March 13, 2025, midnight
5 stars for taste 6 stars for ease of preparation
Lavita
March 13, 2025, midnight
The most wonderful karela sabzi I ever ate. Thank you for making my cooking so easy n tasty.
Winnie
March 13, 2025, midnight
A very simple recipe with basic spices.Loved this version of karela.
Garima
March 13, 2025, midnight
Mam I''m interested to know the recipe of onion and Karela recipe with kaccha aam. Please share that.
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Garima, We are very sorry we do not have the recipe you have asked for. If there is anything else we will be happy to help you...
Madhu
March 13, 2025, midnight
Very easy and super tasty karelas. Wonderful recipe. Proportions were exactly according to my family''s taste. I omitted the sesame seeds.
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Thanks Madhu. We are delighted you loved the recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback. Happy Cooking.
Vijay Karan Mehta
March 13, 2025, midnight
Seejal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Ma''m I loved your recepies.. these are really simple, I stay alone in hyderabad and whenever I want to try new, I just looked upto your recepies... thank you so much
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Sejal , we are delighted you loved the recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback. We are deeply touched by your kind words. Happy Cooking.
Foodie #637324
March 13, 2025, midnight
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Glad you liked the recipe. Please keep providing us feedback.
Priyanka
March 13, 2025, midnight
Superawesome.... Tastiest karela I ever had and simplest to cook. Thank you so much for the recipe :)
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Priyanka , we are delighted you loved the Onion and Karela Subzi recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback. We are deeply touched by your kind words. Happy Cooking.
Foodie #647631
March 13, 2025, midnight
I must not know how to prepare the kerala. I wanted to like it, but it was still so bitter to me. Thank you.
Asha Makwana
March 13, 2025, midnight
Vatsla
March 13, 2025, midnight
I was looking for a Karela pyaz sabzi recipe and I found this. This is one of the easiest recipes to make with minimal ingredients. I love it so much. Thank you Tarla Dalal ma''am. I followed your cooking show as a child and now I follow your blog.
neeraj
March 13, 2025, midnight
very nive
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Thanks for the feedback !!! Keep reviewing recipes and articles you loved.
Yadagiri sushma
March 13, 2025, midnight
It was very yummy
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