Stuffed Bitter Gourd (Bharwan Karela)

What we need:

4 bitter gourds
Soya granules
Finely chopped onions
Chopped tomatoes
Ginger paste
Cumin seeds
Coriander powder
Turmeric powder
Red chilli powder
Boiled potato
Coriander leaves
Musterd oil
Salt

How we make it:

Rinse and peel the skin of bitter gourds. Cut one side of the bitter gourds vertically keeping the base intact. Keep out all the seeds and marinade them for around two hours with salt and turmeric powder. Then boil them in hot water for sometime, until they become soft, take them out of water and keep aside. Now for stuffing, heat oil in a pan. Add one teaspoon of cumin seeds into the pan. When the aroma of cumin seeds starts to come out add the chopped onions into the pan. When the onions become softer, add ginger paste and let it cook. Then add salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and chopped tomatoes to it. Cook them properly until oil comes out from the mixture. Then add the boiled soya granules And cook them well. Add chopped coriander leaves and cook. Now take them out of the pan and cool it. Then smash boiled potatoes and add them with the mixture properly So that the stuffing become tight. Now take each bitter gourd and stuff the mixture inside it. Take a thread and bind it tightly so that the stuffing does not come out. Now heat oil in a pan and fry all the stuffed bitter gourds properly. Add the remaining stuffing into the pan and pour some water and cover it with a lid. When the gravy starts boiling remove the lid. cook the gravy as per your desired consistency, generally this dish comes with thick gravy. garnish with coriander leaves and serves hot.