Manipuri Style Karotkhabi Kanghou Recipe - Bitter Gourd & Potato Stir Fry

Manipuri Style Karotkhabi Kanghou is a simple recipe with sliced bitter gourd and potatoes tossed in some Indian masala. You can serve it with Phulka and a Dal of your choice.

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Manipuri Style Karotkhabi Kanghou Recipe - Bitter Gourd & Potato Stir Fry
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Karotkhabi Kanghou is a Manipuri style vegetable dish prepared with bitter gourd and potato. Like every Northeastern state Manipur also has its own style of cooking. Generally Bitter gourd dishes are always served first in meal. This dish is good when it is serve warm with hot steamed rice. 

Serve Karotkhabi Kanghou along with Tomato Onion Sambar and Steamed Rice with a dollop of ghee for your everyday meal.

If you like this recipe, you can also try other Stir Fry Recipes such as:

  1. Carrot Poriyal Recipe (Steamed Carrot Stir Fry)
  2. Chow Chow Curry Recipe (Chayote Squash Stir Fry)
  3. Kaddu Simla Mirch Sabzi Recipe (Pumpkin Capsicum Stir Fry)

Course: Lunch
Diet: Vegetarian
Equipments Used: Hard Anodised Kadai (Wok)
Prep in

10 M

Cooks in

20 M

Total in

30 M

Makes:

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 Karela (Bitter Gourd/ Pavakkai) , sliced
  • 1 Potato (Aloo) , pealed and diced
  • 1 Onion , chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
  • 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
  • 2 Green Chillies , chopped
  • Salt , for seasoning
  • Oil

How to make Manipuri Style Karotkhabi Kanghou Recipe - Bitter Gourd & Potato Stir Fry

  1. To begin making the Karotkhabi Kanghou Recipe, heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Add cumin seeds, when it starts crackling add chopped onion. Cook onion until soft and tender.

  2. Once the onions are soft and tender, add chopped green chilies, karela and potato. Let it cook for about 2 to 3 minutes.

  3. After 2 to 3 minutes, add salt, turmeric powder and red chili powder. Mix everything well.

  4. Switch the heat to medium, cover and let it cook till the vegetables are cooked properly. Once it is done, switch off the heat.

  5. Serve Karotkhabi Kanghou along with Tomato Onion Sambar and Steamed Rice with a dollop of ghee for your everyday meal.

Manipuri Style Karotkhabi Kanghou Recipe - Bitter Gourd & Potato Stir Fry is part of the North Eastern Recipe Contest