Pavakkai/Bitter gourd pakora

Though the name sounds bitter they are very good for health. Many have heard Bitter gourd helps in curing diabetic. But many of us don’t like to have it because of its bitter taste especially children, so here is the recipe to make people eat Bitter gourd!!

I had this pakora from some Sweet& Snacks store, it taste really wonderful so tried at home. To my surprise it came well.

Ingredients:

Pavakkai - 1 big

Gram/besan flour - 1/2 cup

Rice flour - 1/4 cup

Red chilli powder - 3 tsp

Turmeric - 1tsp

Salt to taste

Hing - a pinch

Oil to fry

Method:

Wash and cut the bitter gourd round shape

Remove the seed in the middle

Marinate them adding salt, red chilli powder, turmeric, hing and mix them well

Keep aside for 1 hour

Add besan flour and rice flour and mix them well

No need to add water as we added the salt already, if required sprinkle few drops for binding

Heat oil in a wok, fry the mix both side like any other fritter and serve hot.