Boda Kakarakaya Curry | Akakarakaya Curry

Boda kakarakaya curry is one of the healthy recipes which can be made easily and tastes great with plain rice. Learn how to make boda kakarakaya curry with our step by step image instructions along with tips.

The spiny gourd is one of the rich flavored vegetables which is available during rainy seasons. Although it has a bitter gourd resemblance, it is not bitter. Most of the users say that this recipe gives the feeling of eating mutton curry.

Teasel gourd has many health benefits, it is rich in antioxidants and flavonoids. In the Telugu-speaking region, people like to make mild gravy filled curry which tastes sweet and spicy as it has a generous quantity of onions.

Tips to make perfect boda kakarakaya curry:

• Frying spiny gourd will not only cook vegetables but also enhance the flavor of our recipe.
• Adding fresh coconut will improve the taste of the recipe.
• If you like to get nutty flavor do not discard its seeds.

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Bittergourd fry,

Ridge gourd chana dal curry,

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Dondakaya curry.

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Boda Kakarakaya Curry | Akakarakaya Curry

Boda kakarakaya curry is one of the healthy recipes which can be made easily and tastes great with plain rice.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Indian

Keyword Akakarakaya Curry, Boda Kakarakaya Curry

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 3

Author Uppada Lakshmi

Ingredients

• Boda kakarakaya/ Teasel Gourd/ Spiny Gourd – 250 gms.
• Oil – required to deep fry
• Fresh coconut – 2 tbsp.
• Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp.
• Onions – 1 cup
• Red chilli powder – 1 ½ tbsp.
• Salt – 1 ½ tbsp.
• Water – to dilute
• Tomatoes – 1 cup
• Mustard seeds – ½ tbsp.
• Cumin seeds/ jeera – ½ tbsp.
• Green chillies – 2 No.
• Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp.
• Curry leaves – 1 tbsp.
• Garam masala powder – ½ tbsp.
• Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp.

Instructions

1. Prepare spiny gourd by removing tips and cutting them into four halves.
2. In a pan add oil and spiny gourd. Deep fry for a while till they change their colour and turn soft.
3. In a mixer grinder add fresh coconut, onions, coriander seeds, salt and red chilli powder.
4. Grind to a soft paste, if needed add little water and transfer to another bowl.
5. Put 1 cup sliced tomatoes in the same grinder to make a puree.
6. In a pan, add oil and fry cumin seeds, mustard seeds, green chillies and ginger-garlic paste.
7. Saute for a while till the raw flavor of ginger garlic paste is cooked.
8. Add curry leaves, onion paste and tomato paste. Cook for a while on low to medium flame.
9. Put boda kakarakaya, little water and cook for 2 minutes on low flame.
10. Sprinkle garam masala, mix. Garnish boda kakarakaya curry with coriander leaves and serve hot with steamed rice.

Recipe Video

How to make boda kakarakaya curry recipe:

1.  Remove the tips and slit into four halves as shown in the image.

2.  Heat oil in a pan, add spiny gourd in oil and deep fry till they turn soft and slightly change their colour.

3.  Add fresh coconut, coriander seeds, onions and red chilli powder in a mixer grinder.

4.  Continue adding a little salt and grind coarsely. Add little water and make a soft paste. Transfer to another bowl.

5.  Add tomatoes in the same mixer grinder and make tomato puree.

6.  Heat 3 tbsp. in a pan and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and green chillies.

7.  Add ginger garlic paste, curry leaves and coconut-onion paste and mix well.

8.  Put tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes on medium flame.

9.  Add fried spiny gourd and mix well. Add little water and cook for 2 more minutes and sprinkle garam masala powder and coriander leaves.

10.  Serve boda kakarakaya curry hot with steamed rice or with chapati.

Watch this recipe video on ( Youtube ).

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