Crispy Karela Fry

INGREDIENTS
3 bitter gourd/karela roughly peeled and cut into rings
salt - to taste
½ tsp turmeric powder
2 tbsp oil
¾ tsp red chilli powder
¾ tsp roasted coriander leaves
chopped coriander leaves for garnishing

INSTRUCTIONS

Washing of karela/bitter gourd:
Peel the bitter gourd very roughly and cut into rings without deseeding.
Take the cut pieces into a bowl, add salt and turmeric powder into it.
Use hands and mix the pieces by pressing, squeezing and mixing.
Pressing, squeezing and mixing removes the bitter content from the karela.
Doing this releases the bitter juice out from the karela.
Add water into the karela pieces, wash them well and remove the pieces out.
Stir frying the karela:
In a wok, add oil and heat it.
Into it, add karela pieces and saute for five minutes.
Stir and saute until slight brown color is obtained.
Add salt as per taste and mix well.
Cook, stir and saute until it gets brownish color.
Add red chilli powder and roasted coriander seeds powder.
Mix and saute until it gets crispy.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Karela fry is ready!!!
NOTES
1.Always make stir fried recipes in a non stick pan or non stick woks..
2.If non stick pans are not used then the stir fried dish burns at the base and we never get a perfect outcome...