karela
English
Noun
karela (countable and uncountable, plural karelas)
- (India) Momordica charantia, the bitter melon or bitter gourd.
- 1895, Rudyard Kipling, The Second Jungle Book
- The roofs shall fade before it,
The house-beams shall fall,
And the Karela, the bitter Karela,
Shall cover it all!
- The roofs shall fade before it,
- 1998, Sanjeev Kapoor, Khazana of Indian Recipes
- Cut karelas into thin slices. Wash and rub two table spoons salt all over the karelas and its scrapings.
- 2006, Tarla Dalal, Diabetic Snacks (page 22)
- Though unpleasantly bitter, karela tops the list of diabetes-friendly foods.
- 1895, Rudyard Kipling, The Second Jungle Book
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