Fried Bitter Gourd Salad
Recipe Description
* Serves 4Ingredients
- 2 tender bitter melon|bitter gourds
- salt
- ground turmeric
- peanut oil
- 3 golden shallots, sliced finely
- 2 fresh chile pepper|fresh green chillies, seeded and sliced
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- ½ teaspoon granulated sugar|sugar
- 3 tablespoons coconut cream
- Wash and dry bitter gourds.
- Cut crossways into slices about 6 mm (¼ in) thick.
- Lay them out on a platter and sprinkle with salt and turmeric on one side, turn the slices over and sprinkle on reverse side.
- Leave for 20 minutes, then blot dry on paper towels.
- Heat sufficient oil to cover base of a heavy frying pan and lay the slices of bitter melon|bitter gourd in the oil in one layer.
- Cook on medium heat until golden underneath, then turn slices over and cook second side.
- Transfer to paper towels with a slotted spoon.
- Lightly mix with shallots and chillies.
- Dissolve granulated sugar|sugar in lime juice and pour over.
- Just before serving spoon coconut cream over the salad.
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