Karela (Fresh Indian Bittermelon / Bittergur / Sopropo / Bitter Gourd)

The Karela of Transfood (botanically Momordica charantia) is a fundamental and highly valued fruit vegetable of traditional Indian cuisine. Imported as fresh crops, the vegetable is stunning with a cracking tissue and an intense bitter aroma. In Asian culture, Karela is not only appreciated for culinary contrasts, but also occupies a firm place in traditional Indian natural medicine (Ayurveda).

Ayurvedic All-Taste: Contains herbal bitter substances (such as charanthin) that are traditionally drunk and eaten in Indian health doctrine to regulate blood sugar levels.Intensive taste profile: Provides the genuine, unforged and vigorously bitter taste that is essential for authentic Indian everyday cuisine.Young harvest: Through Transfood’s route, it is ensured that the Karela is delivered in an optimal, immature green state, where the meat is juicy and the nuclei still soft.

Nutritional values (per 100g)Fuel value: approx. 17 kcal / 71 kJFat: approx. 0,2 gof which saturated fats: < 0,1 gCarbohydrates: approx. 3,7 gof which sugar: approx. 1,0 gFat: approx. 2,8 gProtein: approx. 1,0 gSalt: < 0,01 gVital substances: An excellent source of vitamin C, vitamin A, iron and potassium.

Temperature: Sensitive to cold and pressure! Optimally stored at 8 °C to 11 °C in the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator.Protection: Locker in a paper bag or a dry kitchen cloth.In closed plastic bags, the warts tend to mold quickly by condensed water.Consumption: Process fresh within 3 to 5 days, as long as the shell is dark green and cracking-proof.When overgrown, the fruit becomes yellow-orange and loses its typical bite.

Bharwan Karela: The undisputed Indian classic – the bittermelon is carefully cut along, slightly hollowed, and filled with a spicy spice paste of amchur (mango powder), fenchure, cruciferous and koriander, and subsequently crushed in the juicer.Karela Sabzi: Cut into slices and dry with plenty of onions, tomatoes and aromatic spices, roasted in wok (the onions traditionally help balance the bitterness).Karela juice: decoctioned and pressed in the juicer to a highly concentrated wellness shot.Tip for preparation (reducing bitterness): cut the ends, pull the fruit along half, and the white, swampy body inside as well as the strawberries with a hand-pulled spit.

100% fresh Indian bitter melons (Karela)

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