Andhra · Curry
Kakarakaya vepudu
Stir-fried Bitter gourd
- Energy
- 109 kcal
- Protein
- 3.52 g
- Fibre
- 6.44 g
- Time
- 25 min
Per serving, 146 g.1 Good for lunch or dinner.
One serving gives you
- 31%of the day’s folate
- 72%of the day’s vitamin C
- 26%of the day’s fibre
- 15%of the day’s magnesium
Nutrition facts
One serving, 146 g. Percentages are of the daily target for a woman of 30, lightly active.2
Energy
- Energy109 kcal6%
Carbohydrates
- Carbohydrate8.27 g3%
- Fibre6.44 g26%
- Soluble fibre1.24 g
Fats
- Fat6.5 g13%
- Saturated fat limit1.23 g6% of limit
- Monounsaturated fat3.1 g
- Polyunsaturated fat1.72 g
- Omega-61.64 g21%
- Omega-30.08 g8%
- EPA + DHA0 mg
- Cholesterol limit0 mg
Protein and amino acids
- Protein3.52 g7%
- Histidine100 mg17%
- Isoleucine144 mg12%
- Leucine240 mg10%
- Lysine197 mg18%
- Methionine + cystine81.7 mg14%
- Phenylalanine + tyrosine266 mg32%
- Threonine141 mg34%
- Tryptophan41.5 mg20%
- Valine185 mg24%
Vitamins
- Vitamin A20.7 µg2%
- Vitamin B10.09 mg6%
- Vitamin B20.08 mg4%
- Vitamin B30.59 mg5%
- Vitamin B50.58 mg12%
- Vitamin B60.11 mg6%
- BiotinNot in the source data
- Folate68 µg31%
- Vitamin B120 µg0%
- Vitamin C46.5 mg72%
- Vitamin D0 µg0%
- Vitamin E0.98 mg13%
- Vitamin K14.7 µg27%
Minerals
- Calcium46.6 mg5%
- ChromiumNot in the source data
- Copper0.18 mg11%
- IodineNot in the source data
- Iron2.16 mg7%
- Magnesium56.2 mg15%
- Manganese0.51 mg13%
- MolybdenumNot in the source data
- Phosphorus86.1 mg9%
- Potassium513 mg15%
- Selenium8.35 µg21%
- Sodium limit212 mg11% of limit
- Zinc0.66 mg5%
Ingredients
Weighed raw, for one serving. Telugu name after each.
13 ingredients
- Bitter gourd, jagged, teeth ridges, elongate kakarakaya114 g
- Groundnut oil palli nune5.5 g
- Turmeric powder pasupu0.3 g
- Mustard seeds aavalu0.8 g
- Cumin seeds jeelakarra0.5 g
- Chillies, red endu mirapakaya1.8 g
- Curry leaves karivepaku1 g
- Asafoetida inguva0.05 g
- Bengal gram, dal senaga pappu2 g
- Black gram, dal minapa pappu2 g
- Garlic, big clove vellulli3 g
- Onion, big ullipaya15 g
- Iodized salt (table salt) uppu0.5 g
Method
About 25 minutes.
- 1
Slice bitter gourd thinly, rub with a little salt and turmeric for 10 minutes and squeeze out the juice.
- 2
Heat 5.5 g groundnut oil and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, chana dal, urad dal, broken dry red chilli, curry leaves and a pinch of asafoetida; stir until fragrant.
- 3
Add the sliced onion and crushed garlic, then the bitter gourd, turmeric, salt and the red chilli powder. Cook uncovered on medium heat, stirring often, until tender and lightly crisp at the edges.