Karate( Karela/ Bitter Gourd) Phodi( Fry)

Karate is known every bit karela inward other parts of Republic of Republic of India in addition to bitter gourd or bitter melon inward other parts of the world,This is ane of my favorites. It is also ane of my rare indulgences. I don't brand this oftentimes every bit it is fried. There is no getting some it. I conduct keep tried baking it too, comes okay. It merely doesn't sense of savour that good. So, ane time inward a spell I brand a pocket-sized batch of this to hold out eaten over a few days amongst our lunch/ dinner.

Servings: 6

Ingredients:

Karela ( Karate) : two medium sized.
Haldi ( turmeric powder): 1 tsp
Salt: 1 tsp
Red Chili powder( Kashmiri chilli powder): 1 tsp
Coriander pwd: 1 tsp
Hing : pinch
Rice flour: 1/4 cup
Water: 1/4
Oil for frying

Slice karate ( karela) into 0.25cms thickness rings. Sprinkle tabular array salt and
turmeric powder, mix good in addition to proceed aside for at to the lowest degree xxx mins.

After xxx mins, gently crush the karela amongst your manus in addition to withdraw the excess H2O in addition to proceed aside.

In some other bowl mix rice flour, chili powder, coriander powder, hing in addition to a pinch of salt. Add H2O picayune past times picayune in addition to brand a thick batter.

Now add together the drained karela to this in addition to mix good till the batter coats the karela well.

Heat stone oil inward a pocket-sized wok in addition to deep nestling the karela on medium- to-low flaming until crispy turning over ane time inward between. Generally takes nearly 4-5 mins on each side.

Enjoy amongst rice in addition to dal.

Note:

Since tabular array salt has already been added during the initial marination, sense of savour the batter for tabular array salt earlier adding more.

Getting the karela to hold out crispy takes a picayune while. I to a greater extent than oftentimes than non brand this when I am inward the kitchen for a longer menses of fourth dimension cooking something else every bit well.

Store inward an airtight container. Stays fresh for almost v days.

Cooking made easy:

While waiting for something to hold out done on the stove, yous tin produce the dishes or construct clean upwardly some the kitchen. This means yous volition non conduct keep a huge pile of dishes in addition to cleaning to produce at the halt of cooking.

Tip for Healthy living:

While karela/ bitter melon is nutrient-rich vegetable, for centuries inward Republic of Republic of India karate/ karela/ bitter melon has been used for it's medicinal properties. The most meaning beingness the insulin similar properties of it's juice which is used inward diabetics to proceed their blood carbohydrate levels nether control. Research nonetheless has shown inconclusive results.

Karela is also used every bit a blood purifier. It is supposedly helpful inward people amongst toxemia, in addition to helps boost the immune system. There conduct keep been also other claims similar its role inward people amongst gout, piles etc, but at that topographic point has been no scientific prove to back upwardly it.

References:

http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-795-BITTER%20MELON.aspx?activeIngredientId=795&activeIngredientName=BITTER%20MELON

http://www.bitter-gourd.org/health-benefits/

http://juicing-for-health.com/basic-nutrition/healing-vegetables/health-benefits-of-bitter-gourd.html

Food for thought:

Health is wealth ( unknown).