Bitter gourd chips or Karela Chips is an easy and delicious crispy snack. It also goes well as a lunch side dish.
Ingredients
Bitter Gourd: The star ingredient. Use fresh raw thinly sliced bitter gourd.
Spice Powders: Commonly used spices include turmeric, red chili powder, and Amchur powder.
Flour: Rice flour is often used to achieve crispiness.
Besan - Besan or gram flour adds a lovely taste.
Corn flour - Helps in binding the spices with bitter gourd
Oil: For frying or a light drizzle if baking.
How to make Bitter gourd Chips
Prep the Bitter gourd:
Wash bitter gourd well and wipe with paper towels to remove excess moisture.
Next Chop the bitter gourd in to thin slices. The thinner the slices crispier the chips. Remove the thick seeds in the bitter gourd as we slice.
Season the bitter gourd
Transfer to a bowl. Now add besan flour , Rice flour and corn flour.
Next add the spice powders. I am using Red Chili powder, amchur powder ,Turmeric powder and Salt. Toss everything once so that the spices mix well.
Sprinkle little water and mix everything. The spice powders evenly coat over the bitter gourd as you mix. Check for taste and adjust if anything is required.
Cook Bitter gourd Chips
Heat the oil for deep frying . Let it come to smoking hot now reduce the flame. Drop the bitter gourd pieces in batch. Don’t overcrowd fry in a medium flame.
Cook for 3-5 mins. Once the bitter gourd turns crispy and fully cooked remove from the hot oil. Drain in a paper towels to remove the excess oil. Serve hot
Serving Suggestions
As a Snack: Enjoy them on their own as a munch on.
As a Side: Serve alongside your meals for lunch .
With Dip: Pair with Green chutney for a flavorful duo.
Storage Tips
Airtight Container: Store in an airtight container to maintain their crispiness.
Cool Place: Keep them in a cool, dry place to prevent them from becoming soggy.
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📖 Recipe
Crispy Bitter gourd Chips
Standard 1 cup measures 240 ml
Ingredients
- 3 Bitter gourd
- 3 tbsp Besan flour
- 1.5 tbsp Rice flour
- 1 tbsp Corn flour
- 1 tsp Chili powder
- ½ tsp Turmeric powder
- ½ tsp Amchur powder
- Salt as needed
- Oil for deep frying
- Water as needed to sprinkle in the bitter gourd
- 2 tbsp yogurt optional ( Check notes )
Instructions
Prep the Bitter gourd:
- Wash bitter gourd well and wipe with paper towels to remove excess moisture.
- Next Chop the bitter gourd in to thin slices. The thinner the slices crispier the chips. Remove the thick seeds in the bitter gourd as we slice.
Season the bitter gourd
- Transfer to a bowl. Now add besan flour , Rice flour and corn flour.
- Next add the spice powders. I am using Red Chili powder, amchoor powder ,Turmeric powder and Salt. Toss everything once so that the spices mix well.
- Sprinkle little water and mix everything. The spice powders evenly coat over the bitter gourd as you mix. Check for taste and adjust if anything is required.
Cook Bitter gourd Chips
- Heat the oil for deep frying . Let it come to smoking hot now reduce the flame. Drop the bitter gourd pieces in batch. Don’t overcrowd fry in a medium flame.
- Cook for 3-5 mins. Once the bitter gourd turns crispy and fully cooked remove from the hot oil. Drain in a paper towels to remove the excess oil. Serve hot
Notes
- Bitter gourd fry goes very well as a lunch side dish. It can also be served as snack along with a cup of chai.
- If you want to remove the bitterness in bitter gourd after slicing and removing the seeds mix with 2 tbsp of curd and allow it to rest for 10 mins it will start leaving water. Squeeze out the excess water and then continue with the rest of the process.
- If you prefer the bitter gourd chips more like bajji add in extra 2 tbsp of Besan flour.
- Serve Bitter gourd chips with bise bele bath or Curd Rice .The combo is just awesome.
Ruchi's Veg Kitchen says
I love this karela chips.. so hit at my home. Very crispy and very tasty. Looks wonderful
Vidya Narayan says
Absolutely love this and Bitter Gourd too as an ingredient. I recently made a sabzi with this which I will be blogging soon. At home, we consume this regularly, I know the bitterness is not loved by all, but we adore it at home. The chips would certainly vanish easily with some rice and dal. Great share, looks crispy and crunchy.
Jyoti Babel says
My mom makes it in a similar way and loves it with rice and dal. I am not a big fan of this veggie though
JollyHomemadeRecipes says
I love karela but never think about it to make fritters from them..how’z the taste of these fritter.. is it bitter ??
Unknown says
Lovely recipe of chatpata and crispy bitter gourd, will go perfectly with some dal chawal.
Unknown says
I hate karela but I have heard that if I have to start eating it, I have to fry it and have. I once taste fried karela chips and they were awesome. These look exactly the same. Will try
Hayley Dhanecha says
I have never tried crispy karela , do they taste bitter?
Mayuri Patel says
My hubby would love these crispy fried karela. Lovely recipe and will try and make it soon.
Mayuri Patel says
My hubby would love these crispy fried karela. I'm not a huge fan of karelas. Lovely recipe and will try and make it soon for hubby.
Mayuri Patel says
My hubby would love these crispy fried karela. I'm not a huge fan of karelas. Lovely recipe and will try and make it soon for hubby.
Aruna says
I love bittergourd and this is a great way to enjoy it.
Rafeeda AR says
Somehow I can't get myself close to karela, but I have tried fried versions similar to this and like it... looks so tempting, nice to go with some thayir saadam...
Unknown says
Wow..these can be a great accompaniment aand would go well with dal rice combo.
Shobha says
Nice and crispy bitter gourd slices.. will go well with dal chawal.
Priya Suresh says
Give me that plate, i seriously want to finish those crispy bittergourd fries, they are just prefect to munch without any guilt>.