Karela pakoda, crispy bitter gourd fry coated in batter
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Ingredients
  • Karela / bitter gourd - 5-6 small size
  • Imli / tamarind - 2 tsp
  • Pakoda batter preparation
  • Rice flour - ½ cup
  • Haldi / turmeric powder - 1 tsp
  • Red chili powder - 1.5 tsp
  • Baking powder - pinch of
  • Black pepper powder - 1 tsp
  • Salt - as needed
  • Oil - as needed to deep fry
  • Water - as needed
Instructions
  1. First, take a small bowl of warm water and add some tamarind and make tamarind pulp
  2. Discard solid portion of tamarind from pulp and put all bitter gourd slices for 2 hours
  3. Mix all ingredients for batter and prepare the smooth batter for karela pakoda
  4. Now heat oil in a pan, dip bitter gourd in batter and deep fry in oil
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