Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Bitter gourd Manchurian



Steaming of the bitter gourd will reduce the bitterness in this recipe.

Ingredients:
Bitter gourd- ¼ kg
Maida flour- 50 gm
Besan flour-50 gm
Corn flour - 50 gm
Red chilly powder- 1 tsp
Lime juice- ½ tsp
Onion -1 no
Tomato -1 no
Ginger and garlic paste- ½ tsp
Raw mango powder (Amchur)-a pinch
Salt- to taste
Oil- for fry
Method:
Cut the bitter gourd in squares and cook in the steam.
Add corn flour, maida flour, besan flour, red chilly powder, limejuice and salt.
Mixed like a thick (pakoda batter) batter consistency.
Add the steamed bitter gourd and deep-fry it.
Heat oil in a pan and add onion, tomato, ginger and garlic paste.
Fry till the oil separate and then add red chilly powder, Amchur powder, and salt.
Add the deep fried bitter gourd to the mixture and fry few minutes.
Serve hot in lunchtime.
note :
 If you won't cook in steam , it will retain the bitterness.
I tried both methods - boiling and steaming.

4 comments:

  1. Very innovative dish
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  2. hi sharanya
    i just realised i m not following ur site

    this is old recipe but u know id ont like bittergourd but my daughter wants me to make
    every time i try to make something its still bitter despite rubbing ample salt in this

    and in ur dish u hv steamed it
    did the bitterness go away completely or do i still rub salt and squeeze out bitterness

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