BITTERGOURD CHIPS
The spicy crispies with a very mild bitterness in it makes a great teatime snack / Side Dish
Ingredients
- 1 large bitter gourd
- 1 tbsp Rice flour
- 1 tbsp Gram Flour Besan
- 3/4 tbsp cornflour
- 1 tsp Coriander powder/ Dhania
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder/ Jeera powder
- 1/2 tsp fennel seeds saunf, ( Slightly crushed)
- 1/4 tsp Raw mango/ Amchoor
- 1 tsp Chilli Powder,
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder /Haldi
- Salt
- Oil to deep fry
Instructions
- Wash bitter gourd and pat dry.Discard ends and cut into thin slices ( the slices should neither be too thin nor thick ). No need do de seed them.
- Later to the bitter gourd slices add all the flours and spice powders one by one.
- Mix everything well. If required sprinkle just a few drops of water ,so that all slices are coated well with masala mixture or you can also add 1-2 tsp of hot oil. ( don't add more water it will make them soggy ) .
- Meanwhile heat oil in a deep pan / kadai for deep frying. Once its hot ,add masala quoted bitter gourd slices to the oil, slice by slice , in batches .Fry on medium low flame on both sides till the bitter gourds are crispy and hissing sound stops.Once the hissing sound stops , its an indication that bitter gourds are done.Remove them from oil and drain excess oil on a paper towel.
- Repeat the process with the remaining bitter gourd pieces.
- That's it...crispy bitter gourd fries are ready to munch...Store in air tight container .
- Isn't it simple and quick? Hoping you will surely incorporate bitter gourd in your diet...
Notes
- Make sure you slice the bitter gourd evenly so that while frying it gets cooked evenly.
- Instead of water , you can add 1 -2 tsp of hot oil to the spice powder + bitter gourd mixture. This will make them more crispy. Also the surface of chips will not look dry.
- Depending on the size of your kadai add the bitter gourd pcs for deep frying. Do not over clump. That will reduce the temperature of oil n they will absorb more oil
- When u r adding bitter gourd slice, flame should be medium high.Later reduce to medium low.While frying, fry until sshhh.. sound stops.This is very important to get crispy gourds.
- If you want simple chips, just mix salt and chilli powder to karela and deep fry. or you want a south Indian taste omit all spice powder, just add sambar powder n a pinch of hing.