Bitter gourd fries

Name: Bitter gourd fries
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 bitter gourds; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tbsp good quality vegetable oil, preferably sesame or peanut oil; 1/2 tsp red chili powder; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp spice mix (black pepper, coriander seeds, cumin seeds dry roasted and powderedeeds; few drops tamarind paste

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

USA

#WIS
Bitter is good for you; loaded with healthy nutrients. It controls the level of blood sugar; hence good for diabetic patients. Eay to make. Crisp crunchy tasty fries. No need to deep fry. Just stir fry sun dried slices #WIS

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

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Ingredients

10 mins

2 servings

4bitter gourds
1/2 tspsalt
1 tbspgood quality vegetable oil, preferably sesame or peanut oil
1/2 tspred chili powder
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1 tspspice mix (black pepper, coriander seeds, cumin seeds dry roasted and powderedeeds
few dropstamarind paste

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Steps

10 mins

1

Make a checklist; keep required ingredients within reach.
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Spice mix: Take one table spoon of coriander seeds, black pepper, and cumin. Dry roast over medium heat in a skillet for a minute or two. Cool. Powder it in a blender. Use 1 teaspoon of the spice mix for fries.bm
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Wash the veggies, make thin slices with a sharp knife. Place the slices is a bowl. Add salt, shake, transfer to a wire basket or sieve. Let it stand on a plant for 10 minutes. Salt will take out the bitter juice from the veggie.
Sun dry the slice by spreading them on a plate in single layer
4

Over medium heat heat oil in a skillet. Stir in the sun dried veggie slices. Roast, In 3 -4 minutes crispy crunchy slices will be ready Turn off the stove; add tamarind paste, spice mix, red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt. Mix well tasty crispy healthy slice are ready to taste. Enjoy.

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Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

on June 21, 2022 17:48

USA

I am a scientist with a Ph.D from University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. I also have a M. SC from University of Madras. Enjoy sharing my knowledge in science and my experience in gardening and cooking with others. I am a free lance writer, published several articles on Indian culture, traditions, Indian cuisine, science of gardening and etc in National and Inernational magazines. I am a health food nut. I am passionate about photography