Minced Chicken with Bitter Gourd (Qeema Karely)

Ingredients for Chicken Mince:

• Chicken mince: Half kg
• Onions: 2 medium (sliced)
• Tomatoes: 3 medium (sliced)
• Green chillies: 2 (sliced)
• Garlic cloves: 5 (crushed)
• Ginger paste: 1 tbsp
• Lemon juice: 1 tbsp
• Chilli powder: 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder: 1 tsp
• Paprika powder: 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
• Garam masala: 1 tbsp
• Dried fenugreek leaves: 1 tbsp
• Fresh coriander: 1 handful
• Oil: as needed

Ingredients for Bitter Gourd:

• Bitter gourd: 4 medium
• Salt: as needed
• Oil: as needed to fry them

Directions for Bitter Gourd:

• Wash and cut the bitter gourd, sprinkle some salt on them and put them in a strainer for 3 hours.
• Squeeze the bitter gourd and wash them thoroughly to remove the salt on them.
• Add little oil in a wok and fry bitter gourd until golden and set aside.

Directions for Chicken Mince:

• Heat oil in a wok. Add garlic and ginger into it, and fry until golden.
• Add red chilli powder, paprika powder, salt and turmeric powder into it along with little water.
• Add one tomato into it. When it becomes tender, add chicken mince into it. Fry it on a high flame until chicken mince is cooked.
• Add onion and other two tomatoes into it. Fry for 5 minutes.
• Add fried bitter gourd and green chillies into it, cover it on low flame for 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle garam masala and green coriander into it.
• Serve it with roti or naan.