Ingredients:
- Bitter Gourd - 3 kg
- Turmeric powder - 3 tsp
- Salt - 1 tbsp (or to taste)
Method:
- Cut the bitter gourd into 1 cm thick rounds. (If the rounds are too thick, they will not dry / fry properly; if they are too thin, they will break during the cooking / drying process). Hence, cutting right is the most important thing here.
- Remove the seeds.
- Boil water in a vessel. Add turmeric powder and salt. Add bitter gourd pieces. Cover and cook until the bitter gourd pieces are tender. Take care that they are not overcooked. Remove from flame as soon as they are tender.
- Drain and cool.
- Spread the pieces evenly onto a plastic sheet and let dry in the hot sun.
- The pieces will take 2 days to dry.
- Cool and store in airtight containers.
- When required, deep fry them in oil and serve as a snack or as an accompaniment to a meal with rice and rasam / sambar or curd rice.
- This can also be used for making other dishes. Keep watching this blog for more recipes on using sun dried bitter gourd.
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