CRISBY FRIED BITTER GOURD

 

CRISBY FRIED BITTER GOURD

500 gm of bitter gourd, I use the big variety. Wash and slice and remove the seeds. Then slice as thin as possible into rings. After cutting don’t wash.

½ cup tapioca flour

3/4 cup rice flour

3/4 cup pulut rice flour

1 tbsp chilie powder

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tbsp fennel seeds

1 tsp sedap rasa powder

½ tbsp salt, taste and add.

Oil for frying

Fried kari leaves for garnishing

Water

1.    In a tray put in the flours and all the ingredients expect the water, oil, bitter gourd and curry leaf’s. Mix all together well.

2.    Add water little by little make into a paste. Add in the sliced bitter gourd and mix well so that all of them are well coated with the paste. 

3.    Heat  oil in a kuali and when it is hot, add in some of the bitter gourd in a sprinkled way. Made sure they don’t stick to each other. Cook in medium heat until the bubbles and sound stop.

4.    Remove from the oil and drain in kitchen tissue. When cool store in a airtight container. Serve with rice as a side dish.