Karate( Karela/ Bitter Gourd) Phodi( Fry)

Karate is known every bit karela inwards other parts of Republic of Republic of India in addition to bitter gourd or bitter melon inwards other parts of the world,This is 1 of my favorites. It is also 1 of my rare indulgences. I don't brand this oft every bit it is fried. There is no getting roughly it. I lead maintain tried baking it too, comes okay. It simply doesn't gustatory modality that good. So, 1 time inwards a land I brand a little batch of this to locomote eaten over a few days amongst our lunch/ dinner.

Servings: 6

Ingredients:

Karela ( Karate) : ii 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 piece of occupation on aside for at to the lowest degree thirty mins.

After thirty mins, gently crush the karela amongst your paw in addition to take away the excess H2O in addition to piece of occupation on aside.

In some other bowl mix rice flour, chili powder, coriander powder, hing in addition to a pinch of salt. Add H2O piffling past times piffling 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 inwards a little wok in addition to deep modest the karela on medium- to-low flaming until crispy turning over 1 time inwards 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, gustatory modality the batter for tabular array salt earlier adding more.

Getting the karela to locomote crispy takes a piffling while. I to a greater extent than oft than non brand this when I am inwards the kitchen for a longer menstruum of fourth dimension cooking something else every bit well.

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

Cooking made easy:

While waiting for something to locomote done on the stove, yous tin orbit the axe create the dishes or construct clean upwardly roughly the kitchen. This agency yous volition non lead maintain a huge pile of dishes in addition to cleaning to create at the halt of cooking.

Tip for Healthy living:

While karela/ bitter melon is nutrient-rich vegetable, for centuries inwards Republic of Republic of India karate/ karela/ bitter melon has been used for it's medicinal properties. The most pregnant beingness the insulin similar properties of it's juice which is used inwards diabetics to piece of occupation on their blood saccharide levels nether control. Research yet has shown inconclusive results.

Karela is also used every bit a blood purifier. It is supposedly helpful inwards people amongst toxemia, in addition to helps boost the immune system. There lead maintain been also other claims similar its role inwards people amongst gout, piles etc, but at that spot has been no scientific bear witness 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).