Kakara kaya karam (Karela fry- dry and spicy)

Ingredients:

Curry leaves - 3 strings
Onion - 1 Cut in small pieces
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Zeera - 1/2 tsp
Chana Dal - 1/2 tsp
Coriander - 1/2 cup
Oil - 1/2 Cup
Tamarind juice - 1/2 cup (soak tamarind in water for 15 mins to make this juice)
Yogurt - 3 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Karela/Kakara kaya - 4 big (cut in half to make 8 pieces)

Masala items:

Red chilly powder - 1 cup
Garlic - 10 pieces
Dry coconut powder - 1 1/2 cup
Zeera - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste

Preparation:

1. Grind all the masala items to smooth powder.
2. Add tamarind juice, Turmeric, Curd , Salt in a pan and place karela in the pan. Add some more water and boil Karela until it turns little soft.
3. Fry the cooked Karela in 1/2 cup oil to roast. Remove karela from the oil.
   
4. In the same oil pan fry mustard seeds, zeera, chana dal, urad dal, curry leavesand coriander. Once Tadka/Popu is ready add cut onions to the mixture and fry them as well.
5. Now add the masla powder to the onions and fry all of them for 3 mins on medium flame.
6. Add fried karela to this mixture and fry it for 10 to 12 mins on low flame.

Serve with hot rice.

Serving size: 4 people