• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Vegetarian Tastebuds

  • Home
  • Recipe Index
  • Baking Recipes (Eggless)
    • Breads
    • Cakes
    • Cookies & Biscuits
    • Brownie & Muffins
    • Baking Basics | baking tips and tricks
  • Festival Recipes
    • Fasting Recipes (Vrat ka Khana)
    • Christmas Recipes
    • Diwali Recipes
    • Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan Recipes
    • Holi Recipes
    • Rakshabandhan Recipes
    • Janmashtami Recipes
    • Ganesh Chaturthi Recipes
  • Video Recipes
  • ABOUT
  • Work with Us
  • Subscribe
Home >> Recipes >> Curry & Sabzi

Kaju Karela Recipe | How to make Kaju Karela nu Shaak

June 16, 2017 by Drashti & Bela Leave a Comment

Pin
Jump to Recipe Jump to Video

Kaju Karela Recipe | How to make Kaju Karela nu Shaak

Kaju Karela – as the same suggests, is a sabzi or dry vegetable prepared from Bitter Gourd (Karela) and Cashews (Kaju). This is a very popular recipe from Gujarati cuisine and is a favourite item on the menu list for marriage functions and is also amongst the many delicacies served in Gujarati Thali Restaurants. Also do have a look at our collection of Gujarati Cuisine Recipes.

Bitter taste of karela is balanced by adding spices and sesame seeds and desiccated coconut. Do not forget to soak karela slices in salt water for atleast 30 minutes, so as to reduce its bitterness.

Pin

Pin

Pin

Serving Suggestions

Serve this sweet and spicy kaju karela nu shaak with hot phulkas or parathas and accompany with dal & rice for a complete meal.

If you are looking for more Indian Curry/Sabzi recipes, then do have a look at other recipes on the blog like –

Begun Bhaja Recipe
Mixed Vegetables in Spinach Gravy
Bhindi Masala
Sev Tamatar ki Sabzi
Rajma Masala
Pumpkin Sabzi

Pin

Kaju Karela Recipe | How to make Kaju Karela nu shaak

Author Name : Drashti Dholakia & Bela Dholakia
Kaju Karela – as the same suggests, is a sabzi or dry vegetable prepared from Bitter Gourd (Karela) and Cashews (Kaju). This is a very popular recipe from Gujarati cuisine and is a favourite item on the menu list for marriage functions and is also amongst the many delicacies served in Gujarati Thali Restaurants.

Loved this recipe? Leave a comment below and give us a 5★ rating

Print Recipe Pin Recipe Rate This Recipe
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 45 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Gujarati, Indian
Servings 2 people
Calories 215 kcal

Ingredients (1 cup = 240 ml) 

US Customary - Metric
  • 3 small karela/bitter gourd about 170 grams
  • 1 medium sized potato cut lengthwise
  • 15 cashews/kaju
  • 1 teaspoon oil + oil for deep frying
  • 1 broken dry red chili deseeded
  • ¼ teaspoon mustard seeds/rai
  • 1 green chilli cut into 2 pieces or finely chopped
  • pinch of asafoetida/hing
  • ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder
  • ½ teaspoon coriander powder/dhania powder
  • ½ teaspoon jeera/cumin powder
  • ½ teaspoon amchur powder/dry mango powder
  • ½ teaspoon powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds/til
  • 1 tablespoon desiccated coconut
  • salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Scrape the skin of karela/bitter gourd and cut them lengthwise. Remove their seeds.
  • Now soak them in a bowl of salt water for 30 minutes.
  • Remove and wash them thoroughly. Drain all the excess water. Pat them dry on a kitchen towel.
  • Soaking bitter gourd in salt water will reduce the bitterness from them.
  • Heat oil for frying potato and bitter gourd.
  • Fry potatoes till golden brown. Then add bitter gourd pieces and fry till golden brown and completely cooked. This may take a while.
  • Now, heat 1 teaspoon oil in a non-stick pan. Add dry red chilli and mustard seeds. Once the seeds crackle, add green chilli, hing and cashews. Saute for about a minute.
  • Now add fried potatoes and bitter gourd.
  • Add all the spices - red chilli powder, jeera powder, dhaniya powder, amchur powder, powdered sugar and salt. Mix well and saute for 1-2 minutes.
  • Then add sesame seeds and desiccated coconut. Give a quick mix and remove from flame.
  • Serve this sweet and spicy sabzi hot with phulkas or parathas and accompany with dal-rice for a complete meal.

Video

Nutrition

Calories: 215kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 6gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 91mgPotassium: 968mgFiber: 8gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 660IUVitamin C: 141mgCalcium: 83mgIron: 3mg
Subscribe to our Youtube Channel to get the latest Recipe Video updatesCLICK TO SUBSCRIBE
If you have tried our recipes, do share your recipe pictures with us on InstagramMention or Tag @vegetariantastebuds #vegetariantastebuds

Filed Under: Curry & Sabzi, Gujarati Cuisine Recipes, Healthy Recipes, No Onion No Garlic Recipes, Recipes Tagged With: gujarati recipes, no onion no garlic, Sabzi, vegetarian recipes

Previous Post: « Eggless Cranberry Cookies
Next Post: Eggless Checkerboard Cookies »

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Search Recipes from our Site

Stay Connected

Eggless Baking Recipes

Categories

VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL

LATEST VIDEO RECIPE

ARCHIVES

SEARCH RECIPES BY CATEGORIES

Recent Posts

  • Amla Ginger Sharbat | amla syrup recipe
  • Amla Pickle Recipe (Sour)
  • Bajra Methi Chilla | bajra cheela recipe
  • Amla Goli Recipe | amla gatagat recipe
  • 3 Ingredient Chocolate Orange Pudding | Eggless, Without Gelatin, Without Agar Agar

Subscribe to Vegetarian Tastebuds

Sign up for FREE and get updates on the

new recipes straight to your inbox

Footer

Stay Connected

Search Recipes

Links

  • About
  • Recipe Index
  • Subscribe

Copyright © 2022 Vegetarian Tastebuds | Maintained by Host My Blog