Ingredients:
karela any size but preferably 3 to 4 inches- 8 ( approximately 350gms),
Salt,
Haldi – 1/8tsp,
Besan – 3tablesp,
Red chilli powder – 3/4 tsp,
Dhania powder – 3/4 tablesp,
Jeera powder – 2 pinch,
Dry fried white sesame seeds powder -1tablesp,
Maggi magic masala – 1/2 tsp,
Oil – 2 tablesp,
Jaggary powder – 1/4 tsp,( optional ),
Method:
1).Lightly scrape karela ,give a vertical slit.Cut them into 3 inch pieces if big. Smear little salt inside and out side the pieces.Keep them aside for 1/2 hr.After 1/2 hr squeeze the pieces dry.I kept them in microwave oven for 6 minutes turning them once in between.Alternatively you can blanch the pieces in boiling water for 4 minutes with little salt.Drain the pieces and keep them aside.
2).Preheat the Air fryer at 200C for 4 minutes.
3).Mix all the masala very well with a 1/2 tablesp of oil and little water.Fill the karela pieces with masala stuffing and press the edges gently.Arrange the stuffed karela on a plate with out overlapping. (I used my alluminium plate ).Sprinkle the remaining masala over the pieces.
4).Drizzle oil over the karela pieces and air fry them at 180C for 12 minutes turning them thrice in between so that the pieces are well fried .If necessary continue to cook for 3 to 4 more minutes if pieces are large.
5).Serve them as side dish for sambar / curd rice.
Tip:
a).I prefer to keep seeds intact.They give nice crunch to the fry.
b).Best diabetic side dish.
c).There are many ways to remove bitterness from karela.I already uploaded the methods in my kitchen tips.Any way I will again edit it soon.
d).My advice is to have some bitter ness in karela. Other wise what is the use of having this wonderful vegetable with out any benefits.