{"product_id":"bitter-gourd-karela","title":"Bitter Gourd (Karela)","description":"\u003cp\u003eKarela from our farmer group, small and dark with a tight ridged skin. Bitter gourd of this size carries fewer hard seeds than the fat pale ones and it fries crisp instead of collapsing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrown with vermicompost and no chemical fertilizers, then cut and dispatched for next day delivery so it never goes rubbery sitting in a crate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaharashtrian kitchens cook karlyachi bhaji with onion, groundnut and a lump of gul, which balances the sharpness properly. It is also good stuffed with a besan masala, or sliced thin, salted and fried into chips with rice flour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvailable in 250g and 500g. It keeps five or six days in the fridge. A piece of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/organic-jaggery-powder\"\u003ejaggery\u003c\/a\u003e is its usual partner in the pan, and everything else is listed in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-vegetables\"\u003eorganic vegetables\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow do I make karela less bitter\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlice it, rub salt and turmeric through it, leave it twenty minutes and squeeze the water out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAre small karela more bitter than big ones\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmaller darker gourds taste sharper but hold a firmer texture. The big pale ones are milder and more watery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Family Farmer","offers":[{"title":"250g","offer_id":45933134676134,"sku":"BitterGuard - 1","price":35.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true},{"title":"500g","offer_id":45933133463718,"sku":"BitterGuard - 2","price":70.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/6476\/1510\/files\/17_37faf57f-2ba0-46f0-bf5d-013efba60bbd.png?v=1733140421","url":"https:\/\/www.myfamilyfarmer.online\/products\/bitter-gourd-karela","provider":"My Family Farmer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}