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Deep-Fried Bitter Gourd


How about some deep fried bitter gourd for appetizer? It's true, we had some while waiting for the curry to cook. Interesting, huh?


Deep-Fried Bitter Gourd (Bitter Melon)

Ingredients

1 Medium Size (about 250 g) Bitter Gourd, sliced
10 Tbsp Chickpea Flour
3 Tbsp Rice Flour
1 Tbsp Chili Powder
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
A pinch of Turmeric Powder
1/2 tsp Sea Salt
A handful of Curry Leaves
1 tsp Smoked Paprika and Sea Salt for sprinkling
Oil for deep frying

Method

Soak the sliced bitter gourd in the water with 1 tsp of sea salt for about 10 minutes. Drain well.

Combine the chickpea flour, rice flour, chili powder, garam masala, turmeric powder, sea salt and some curry leaves.

Toss in the bitter gourd and deep fry on a high heat until golden brown. Drain on a paper towel and sprinkle some paprika powder and sea salt. Serve immediately.
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  1. AnonymousApril 15, 2009 at 10:12 PM

    Hey thanks for the article. I used it and I sent it to a friend of mine. You should look at posting it on Wacanai.com ( Wacanai.com(http://www.wacanai.com/intro) ). You can put your articles there, do searches, and it links it to other similar articles. You can link it to your page and it has graphs to show you how many people are reading your stuff and if they are finding it useful.

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  2. JoApril 16, 2009 at 4:54 AM

    I've not tried a deep fried version as in your recipe but I sure do like this vegetable.

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  3. Angie TeeApril 20, 2009 at 9:44 PM

    @Anonymous: Will check out your recommendation and thanks for commenting.

    @Jo: Oh, then you should definitely try the recipe :)

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