This recipe is a part of Our Muslim Food Bloggers Challenge and I am glad to say that we have successfully completed 1 year. Let me briefly explain to you about this group challenge. It started as a repercussion of a Facebook group known as Muslim Food Bloggers. Rafeeda who is also a food blogger actually initiated the move and started to assign a theme for all the bloggers which was scheduled on 10th of every month. This challenge has really kept us on our toes and helped us come out of our comfort zone. So I sincerely thank Rafeeda who blogs at Thebigsweettooth for taking all the pain and responsibility of keeping the group active and making it so exciting that I eagerly wait to see the next upcoming theme for the challenge. So this month’s theme is that we can select any one from all the previous themes, and I have selected Meat recipes. You can click on these themes and check out my participation in each theme – Cooking from ‘Chef in disguise’, Cooking with Dates, Biryani, Cooking from the scrapbook, Indonesian Cuisine, Cooking from Shab’s Cuisine, Ramadan Memories, Cooking with Honey, Meat Recipes, Pakistani Cuisine.
Kheema Karela ~ Mutton Mince & Bitter Gourd Curry
Cooked Mutton Mince combined with stir-fried bitter gourd with the base of Indian spices and preparation.
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Ingredients
- 500 grams mutton mince
- 2 large bitter gourd
- 1 medium onion sliced
- 1 large ripe tomato chopped
- 1 tablespoon ginger & garlic paste
- 2 teaspoon red chili powder
- 2 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
- Whole Spices: 2 cloves, 2 cardamoms, small piece of cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 5 tablespoon cooking oil
- Salt
- 1 cup = 250 ml
Directions
- Step 1 Wash and cut the bitter gourd in half lengthwise. With help of a spoon scrape out all the seeds. Cut it into thin slices and sprinkle salt and a pinch of turmeric. Coat well and leave it for 1 hour. Then wash the bitter gourd thoroughly to remove all the salt and turmeric. Drain the liquid and again sprinkle salt. Deep fry the bitter gourd slices and set aside. You can also spread it on a baking dish and grill till crisp in a preheated oven @ 250 degrees C for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Step 2 Heat cooking oil in a saucepan and add all the whole spices along with chopped onion. Saute onion until lightly golden.
- Step 3 Now add ginger and garlic paste and fry for 1 minute.
- Step 4 Then add mince along with red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt and stir well by cooking on high flame for 1 minute.
- Step 5 Reduce the flame and add chopped tomato. Cover and cook until mince is fully done.
- Step 6 Finally, add fried bitter gourd, lemon juice, garam masala powder, grated nutmeg and chopped coriander leaves.
- Step 7 Cook for 2 more minutes and then remove from heat.
- Step 8 Serve hot with roti, pav or naan.
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