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    Home » Crispy Karela Chips / Bitter Gourd Chips

    Crispy Karela Chips / Bitter Gourd Chips

    March 11, 2017 By Anlet Prince 1 Comment

    Crispy Karela Chips / Bitter Gourd Chips is a Crunchy and crispy snack. A Good option for people who do not like bitter gourd. We avoid this vegetable due to its bitterness. Bitter gourd is marinated in salt for 30 minutes and removes the bitterness to some extent. It is them mixed with masalas and deep fried. The Bitter Gourd Chips is crunchy and crispy snack. It makes an excellent snacks with tea. They can even be served as a side dish with RasamRice, Sambar Rice or Curd Rice. This is one of my favourite chips. I simply luv the flavour of til seeds.

    Crispy Karela Chips / Bitter Gourd Chips

    Crispy Karela Chips / Bitter Gourd Chips

    Marination time: 30 Min | Cook time : 30 Min | Total time : 60 Min
    Recipe type: Snacks | Cuisine: Indian | Yield / Serves: 250 grams
    Taste:Mildly Spicy

    Ingredients

    For Marination

    Karela / BitterGourd - 250 grams
    Salt - to taste

    Other Ingredients

    Sesame Seeds - 2 teaspoon
    Chilli Powder - 1 teaspoon
    Cumin Seed powder - ½ teaspoon
    Besan / Gram Flour - 2 tablespoon
    Corn Flour - 1 tablespoon
    Oil - for deep frying

    Step by Step Photos on how to make Crispy Karela Chips / Bitter Gourd Chips

    1. Wash the Bitter Gourd and pat them dry. Chop off the head and tail of the bitter gourd. Slice them into thin rings.
      Karela chips
    2. Remove the seeds from them.Karela chips
    3. Add Salt and set them aside for half an hour. This is used the draw the moisture from the bitter gourd. So it reduces the bitterness of the vegetable considerably. After 30 minutes wash them well and pat them dry. (I missed to click a picture in this step.) Add in Gram flour.
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    5. Add in Corn Flour and Red Chilli Powder.Karela chips
    6. Add in Salt and Cumin Seed Powder.Karela chips
    7. Add in white sesame seeds. Sprinkle 2 tablespoon of water.Karela chips
    8. Mix them gently. Make sure all the karela slices are coated with the batter. Heat oil in a frying Pan. Add in the Bitter Gourd Slices one by one into hot oil.Karela chips
    9. Add in and fry until golden brown. Some of the greenish portion is still visible.Karela chips
    10. Once done remove them from the oil and place them in an absorbent paper so that the excess oil gets absorbed.Karela chips

    Crunchy and Crispy Karela Chips is now ready to serve.
    Karela chips

    Notes:

    • Do no add more water or the batter would not coat properly.
    • Add the Karela/Bitter Gourd slices into oil one by one or they would stick to each other.
    • Adding in sesame seeds gives a nice flavour to the chips.

    Karela chips

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