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Crunchy Karela Pakora
Karela pakora- Tangy and delicious Bitter gourd fritters
Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
15
minutes
mins
Total Time
30
minutes
mins
Course:
snacks/starters
Cuisine:
North Indian Cuisine
Keyword:
bhajiya, fritters, karela, pakoda,
Servings:
4
people
Ingredients
1
cup
Split green moong daal/chilke wali moong daal
2.5
tbsp
Gram flour / Besan
1
Bitter gourd /karela
medium
2.5
tbsp
Raw mango
finely chopped
2
tbsp
Cashew pieces/ Kaju Tukda
1.5
tbsp
Red Chili Powder/ Laal Mirch
1
tsp
Coriander Seeds / Sabut Dhaniya
1
tsp
Fennel seeds
2
green chilis
chopped
1/4
cup
Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya
chopped
to
taste
Salt / Namak
Instructions
Wash and soak moong daal/Green lentil for approx 3-4 hours.
Scrape karela and grate it, remove all the hard seeds before grating.
Slightly crush fennel and coriander seeds.
Drain the water from moong daal and grind to make a coarse paste.(don’t remove the skin of moong daal)
Now add grated karela/bitter gourd,chopped raw mango and all the spices in it.
Mix and beat the mixture well and rest it for 5 minutes.
Heat oil in a deep and wide pan.
Make small fritters from the mixture either dropping by wet hands or use a small spoon tp drop the mixture.
Fry on medium heat till golden in colour.drain on a tissue paper.
Serve hot
Serving suggestions-serve with date and tamarind chutney or ketchup