Pavakkai pakoda | Crispy bittergourd pakoda-How to make-Step by step photos

Cuisine Style: South India | Cooking Time: 10 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Type : Snacks | Take with: Tomato sauce, Green Chutney

Ingredients

• Pavakkai [Bittergourd, karela]– 1 cup or 1
• Gram flour - 1/2 cup
• Rice flour – 1/4 cup or 4 tbsp
• Red chilli powder - ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Chaat masala powder– 1 tbsp
• Asafoetida[Hing, perungayam]- 1/4 tsp
• Lemon juice - 2 tbsp or juice of 1 lemon
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep frying
• Water - 3 tbsp

Preparation

• Wash and thinly slice bittergourd.
• Add bittergourd slices in a bowl add lemon juice, salt, turmeric & red chilli powder mariante for 10 min.
• In a bowl add gram flour, rice flour, chaat masala pwoder, asafoetida, red chilli, turmeric powder, salt & oil mix well
• Add marinated bitter gourd & 3 tbsp of water mix well [dont add too much water].
• Heat oil in a pan, add bittergourd slices, deep fry till crisp & golden brown on medium hot oil.
• Once its ready remove from oil & drain on absorbent paper.
• Serve hot with curd rice, evening snack, tea or coffee

How to make Bittergourd pakoda- Step by step photos

Take 1 bittergourd, wash 2 to 3 times

Thinly slice

Add salt

Add lemon juice

Add red chilli powder

Add turmeric powder

Add hing, mix well, cover it and leave it for 10 min

In a bowl or plate add gram flour, rice flour

Add hing

Add red chilli powder, turmeric & chaat masala

Add salt

Mix well

Add lemon marinated bittergourd, mix well

Sprinkle water[3 tbsp] mix well, & leave it for 5 min

Heat oil in a pan, drop bittergourd slices

Deep fry till crisp and golden brown on medium hot oil

Now its ready, remove it from oil

Crispy bittergourd pakoda ready

Serve hot withcurd rice, tea or coffee

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