Ingredients:
5 to 6 medium pavakka (bitter gourd)
Turmeric Powder
Salt
Red Chilli Powder
Besan flour – 1 tablespoon
Rice flour – 2 tablespoon
Oil for Deep-frying
Method:
Scrape pavakka just to take away the spikes. Cut lengthwise and take the seeds out using a spoon. Chop the Pavakka into small ½ inch pieces.
Wash the chopped vegetables and add turmeric and salt and mix well. Now Microwave (in a partially opened microwave safe container) in high for 8 minutes to cook the pavakka. Squeeze and drain the water from the pavakka and add besan flour and rice flour along with very little amount of red chilli powder. Mix well.
Carefully, deep fry the prepared pavakka and drain excess oil when it turns crispy golden brown.
Note:
Fry only 2 tablespoon of pavakka at a time, as the sizzling oil will bubble out.
This is my entry to Pooja's 'Vegetable of the Week' round up for Bitter gourd.
6 comments:
tHIS RECIPE IS VERY EASY AND VERY TASTEFUL RECIPE. iTS INGREDIANTS ARE VERY LITTLE AND EASY AVAILABLE IN HOME.
sELVAKUMARI
yes, it is Selva Kumari. Thanks for dropping by and thanks for your comments.
thanks mythreyee for sharing this for VoW . :) looks so crunchy :P....
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Sounds Great! But what would I do if I don't have a microwave? Doesn't get cooked while frying?
You can steam cook for 10 minutes before you fry. This is because you don't have to keep frying until the vegetable is cooked. You can take off from frying if the outer layer is crisp without waiting for the paavakka to get cooked.
Thanks for the quick response. I did not steam it. But I tried it all the same and it is really tasty. Bitterness still hangs around, though. Paavakka we get here is bottle green and that perhaps ccounts for its disheartening bitterness.Thank you.
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