Pavakkai Fry / Bitter Gourd Fry

Hello! So here's a nice crispy pavakai recipe, just for you!
Bitter gourd has lots of health benefits. It enhances digestion, benefits to weight loss, boosts the immune system and lot more, Even then most of us do not eat it because of it's bitterness. But this particular dish is a "Must Try" one.Happy  Cooking! Cheers!

Ingredients:

Pavakai / Bitterguard – 200 gm

Curd – 2 tbsp

Chilli powder – 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder -1 tsp

Gram Flour – 1 tbsp

Rice flour – 1 tbsp

Salt to taste

Oil for shallow frying

Method:

1. Cut the bitter guard in to medium thick slices

2. Marinate with curd, chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt for 30 minutes

3. Little water would have come out, remove it. Add gram flour and rice flour and gently  toss the bowl for mixing

4. Heat 3 to 4 spoons of oil in a pan and gently place the bitter guard. When one side is done, turn it over.  Fry to golden brown colour on both the sides.

Note:

1. The curd used of marinating should be sour so that the bitterness of bitterguard gets reduced

2. When one batch is fried, the oil gets reduced. For every new batch add 2 to 3 spoons of oil