Recipes
Bitter Gourd Chips Recipe
Prep Time | 20 minutes |
Cook Time | 10 minutes |
Servings |
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Ingredients
- 3 nos Bittergourd / Pavakkai
- ½ cup Gram Flour
- 3 tsp Rice flour
- 1 tsp Red chilly pwd
- 1 tsp Chat masala pwd
- Oil to deep fry
- salt to taste
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Instructions
- Wash the bittergourd and pat dry.
- Slice off the top and tail and then cut the bittergourd into thin rings.
- Put these thin rings in a plastic container and sprinkle 1 tsp of salt over them.
- Mix them well,so that the rings are fully coated with salt.
- Keep aside for half an hour.
- The salt will cause the bittergourd to give off all its water and some of its bitterness.
- After half an hour, drain all excess water from the bittergourd.
- In a bowl, take gram flour, rice flour, red chilly pwd, chat masala, salt and 1 tsp of oil.
- Mix well.
- Add the sliced bitter gourd to the flour mix.
- Sprinkle few drops of water so that the masala coats all the pieces well.
- Heat the cooking oil in a deep pan on medium flame.
- When hot , add the masala coated slices little at a time & fry till crispy.
- Stir often with a slotted ladle.
- When cooked, drain and put onto paper towels.
- Store in an air tight container. It stays crisp for a long time.
- Enjoy the crisp & spicy bittergourd chips with your piping hot coffee/ tea or as a side for curd rice.