Hubby loves fried bittergourd especially when his mom makes it. It's one of my favourite dishes too. And the little girl's! This is among the few spicy dishes that she would tolerate, armed with her red cup of water nearby (the other being Ebeneezer's beriani. yes, I'm training her to enjoy her spicy food hehehe).
It is quite simple preparing this dish.. the only leceh part is that you gotta stand over the stove while frying and it can be quite hot esp in a tiny kitchen like mine! Although simple, practice really makes perfect for this dish - too long in the hot oil and the bittergourd will be burnt, or if insufficient oil time then it'll be soggy and not crispy.
Fried bittergourd (MIL's recipe):
Mix chili powder, turmeric powder, rice flour and salt well before adding in thinly sliced bittergourds. Heat up the oil and deep fry the bittergourds. Good luck and enjoy!
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An unusual and interesting dish - fried bittergourd to a crisp! I've eaten crispy lady's fingers but not crispy bittergourd. I guess it will take quite a while to fry to get it crispy.
Hi Busygran!
My MIL does fried lady's fingers and brinjals as well. So far I've only tried bittergourd. Yup, but the tricky part is not to get it burnt!
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