Pan-Indian · Curry

Karela masala sabzi

Spiced bitter gourd with onion and tomato

Energy
96 kcal
Protein
2.35 g
Fibre
5.68 g
Time
25 min

Per serving, 153 g.1 Good for lunch or dinner.

One serving gives you

Nutrition facts

One serving, 153 g. Percentages are of the daily target for a woman of 30, lightly active.2

Energy

  • Energy95.6 kcal5%

Carbohydrates

  • Carbohydrate6.65 g2%
  • Fibre5.68 g23%
  • Soluble fibre1.05 g

Fats

  • Fat6.33 g13%
  • Saturated fat limit1.2 g6% of limit
  • Monounsaturated fat3.05 g
  • Polyunsaturated fat1.67 g
  • Omega-61.64 g21%
  • Omega-30.03 g3%
  • EPA + DHA0 mg
  • Cholesterol limit0 mg

Protein and amino acids

  • Protein2.35 g5%
  • Histidine65.3 mg11%
  • Isoleucine92.8 mg8%
  • Leucine146 mg6%
  • Lysine117 mg11%
  • Methionine + cystine54.7 mg9%
  • Phenylalanine + tyrosine164 mg20%
  • Threonine93.7 mg22%
  • Tryptophan27 mg13%
  • Valine124 mg16%

Vitamins

  • Vitamin A31.4 µg4%
  • Vitamin B10.07 mg5%
  • Vitamin B20.06 mg3%
  • Vitamin B30.61 mg6%
  • Vitamin B50.44 mg9%
  • Vitamin B60.11 mg6%
  • BiotinNot in the source data
  • Folate54.4 µg25%
  • Vitamin B120 µg0%
  • Vitamin C45.4 mg70%
  • Vitamin D0 µg0%
  • Vitamin E1.03 mg14%
  • Vitamin K16 µg29%

Minerals

  • Calcium43.3 mg4%
  • ChromiumNot in the source data
  • Copper0.16 mg10%
  • IodineNot in the source data
  • Iron1.79 mg6%
  • Magnesium47.8 mg13%
  • Manganese0.42 mg10%
  • MolybdenumNot in the source data
  • Phosphorus64.1 mg6%
  • Potassium460 mg13%
  • Selenium4.75 µg12%
  • Sodium limit211 mg11% of limit
  • Zinc0.5 mg4%

Ingredients

Weighed raw, for one serving. Telugu name after each.

11 ingredients

  • Bitter gourd, jagged, teeth ridges, elongate kakarakaya86 g
  • Groundnut oil palli nune5.5 g
  • Turmeric powder pasupu0.3 g
  • Cumin seeds jeelakarra0.8 g
  • Asafoetida inguva0.05 g
  • Chillies, red endu mirapakaya1.4 g
  • Chillies, green - all varieties pachi mirapakaya2 g
  • Onion, big ullipaya25 g
  • Tomato, ripe, local30 g
  • Coriander seeds dhaniyalu1 g
  • Iodized salt (table salt) uppu0.5 g

Method

About 25 minutes.

  1. 1

    Wash and cut bitter gourd.

  2. 2

    Heat 5.5 g groundnut oil and add cumin seeds, broken dry red chilli and a pinch of asafoetida; let the cumin crackle.

  3. 3

    Add the onion and cook until soft, then bitter gourd, tomato, turmeric, chilli, ground coriander and salt; cook uncovered until tender.

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