Bitter Gourd pakoda/Bitter Gourd Fritters/Karela Pakoda

Ingredients

1. Bitter gourd   2 no.
2. Besan Flour   1 fist full
3. Rice Flour   1 fist full
4. Butter   1/2 tsp
5. Chilli powder   1/2 tsp
6. Hing powder    1/4 tsp
7. Jeera    1/4 tsp
8. Ginger   1 tsp(finely chopped)
9. Curry leaves    few
10. Salt     as needed
11. Oil   for deep frying

Method

• Wash and wipe the bitter gourd with towel and cut in to slices .
• Take a wide vessel,add sliced bitter gourd and all other ingredients,sprinkle some water and mix everything to a thick paste.

• Heat oil in a wok/pan for deep frying,when oil get really hot deep fry the bitter gourd mix to a crispy pakoda.

• Fry  till the bitter gourd turns crispy and golden brown.

Serve the pakoda warm.a nice tea time snack..and another way to give bitter gourd to kids.My kutties liked this pakoda very much.