A healthy and balanced diet should comprise all the six tastes-sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter and astringent. Generally we eat foods that have sweet, sour, salty and astringent tastes, but not ...

Bitter gourd, also known as karela, is a highly nutritious vegetable celebrated in traditional Indian cuisine and herbal medicine for its numerous health benefits. Rich in vitamins, minerals, and ...

In Indian cooking, karela or bitter gourd is most often sliced and pan fried or deep fried and then spiced up. At Ronjita Kulkarni's north Mumbai home, her help Sakshi Dhuri, who hails from ...

Instructions: Slice the karela in half lengthwise and then into thin half-wheels. Sprinkle with salt and let the karela rest for 20-30 minutes (this mellows out the bitterness). Meanwhile, in a wok or ...

Karela is a green, elongated vegetable with a rough, bumpy skin and a sharp, bitter taste. It is a popular ingredient in Indian and Asian cuisines, often prepared in curries, stir-fries, and even ...