HAGALAKAYI (BITTER GOURD/KARELA) FRY
Ingredients: 1 small bitter gourd Salt 1/2 tsp chilli powder 1 tsp oil lemon juice How to make: Wash the bitter gourd and cut it in to small pieces. wash the pieces and transfer it on to a bowl. Add 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp chilli powder on to the bowl and mix well with bitter gourd.There is no need to add extra water as we have washed the pieces just now. Let the mixture stay for 15-20 mins. Now take a frying pan,add little oil and add the cut bitter gourd to the pan and shallow fry till they are crisp. Lemon juice can be sprinkled on the crisp bitter gourd before serving! Preparation time : 30 minutes. Nutritional Benefits(courtesy :http://www.juicing-for-health.com/) Bitter gourds are very low in calories but dense with precious nutrients. It is an excellent source of vitamins B1, B2, and B3, C, magnesium, folic acid, zinc, phosphorus, manganese, and has high dietary fiber. It is rich in iron, contains twice the beta-carotene of broccoli, twice th...