Pavakkai Varuval

Crispy Bitter gourd

Ingredients

1 Bitter gourd( cut into 4 inch fine thin slices)

½ cup tamarind water

1 tbsp gram flour

1 tbsp rice flour

2 tsp chilli powder

½ tsp powdered jaggery(or palm sugar)

Salt

2 tbsp oil

Method

In a pan add bitter guard with tamarind water.

Allow it to boil for 5 minutes.

Close the flame remove the excess  water.

Mix bitter gourd with chilli powder, gram flour, rice flour and salt.

In a non stick flat pan add oil.

Add the bitter gourd over the pan in one layer to cook.

Flip and cook the other side,  once the bottom layer is cooked sprinkle some jaggery and toss.