Bitter Gourd Chips is the tastier form of bitter gourd – butter & crispy veggie apt as side for meals or as snack. Bitter Gourd Chips is made by marinating bitter gourd with flour & spices and frying it.
Pavakkai is one of my fav veggies. We mostly make pavakkai varuval but this time when I saw the recipe in Pavi’s space with the additional tag of adyar ananda bhavan style I cudnt wait to try it.We totally enjoyed the crispy and flavourful chips sipping our cup of coffee.
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📖 Recipe
Bitter Gourd Chips
Ingredients
- 2 bitter gourd
- 1/8 cup cornflour
- 1/8 cup rice flour
- 2 tbsp chickpea flour / besan
- 1/2 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp fennel powder coarsely powdered
- 1.5 tsp red chilli powder
- a pinch cumin powder
- salt as required
Instructions
- Wash bitter gourd, chop both the ends, then dry it. Slice the bitter gourd as thin as possible.
- Then add all other ingredients together an mix it well.
- Sprinkle little water (or even curd) may be 2 tsp to make it come together and mix well.
- Heat oil and deep fry them until golden red in batches. Make sure you take them only when the ‘shhh’ sound subsides. Drain in tissue paper and store in airtight container. Enjoy Bitter Gourd Chips!
- If you plan to make in a huge batch and store then you can bake it at the final stage. This step is purely optional – Spread the fried bitter gourd chips in a tray and bake them in the oven for 10 minutes in 350 F(176 deg c) preheated oven. I skipped this step as I made only a small batch.
Notes
- Baking at the last stage makes the bitter gourd stay crisp for a longer time.
- Make sure you slice the bitter gourd evenly so that while frying it gets cooked evenly.
- After the flours and spices are added, just sprinkle very little water just to bring them all together not more than that. You can also add curd instead of water.
- For a fully baked verison : Just add 1.5 tbsp of oil in the bitter gourd mixture with all the flours and spices added. Then bake them in the 200 deg C preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes until they crisp. Just give a flip after 10mins for even baking. I haven't tried it this way but sure to do it next time.
Bitter gourd Chips Recipe Step by Step
1.Wash bittergourd, chop both the ends, then dry it.Slice the bittergourd as thin as possible. Then add all other ingredients together an mix it well. Sprinkle little water(or even curd) may be 2 tsp to make it come together and mix well.
2.Heat oil and deep fry them until golden red in batches. Make sure you take them only when the ‘shhh’ sound subsides.Drain in tissue paper and store in airtight container. Do you have doubt whether it will be bitter, sure you will not feel so.
3.If you plan to make in a huge batch and store then you can bake it at the final stage. This step is purely optional – Spread the fried bittergourd chips in a tray and bake them in the oven for 10 minutes in 350 F(176 deg c) preheated oven. I skipped this step as I made only a small batch.
Expert Tips
- Baking at the last stage makes the bitter gourd stay crisp for a longer time.
- Make sure you slice the bittergourd evenly so that while frying it gets cooked evenly.
- After the flours and spices are added, just sprinkle very little water just t bring them all together not more than that. You can also add curd instead of water.
- For a fully baked verison : Just add 1.5 tbsp of oil in the bitter gourd mixture with all the flours and spices added. Then bake them in the 200 deg C preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes until they crisp. Just give a flip after 10mins for even baking. I havent tried it this way but sure to do it next time.
Suja Manoj
Crispy and delicious,yum chips..will surely try this.
Subhie Arun
yummy n crispy ….nice click
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Hi Sharmilee, these bitter gourd chips look crispy & delicious, great to snack on.
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Akila
Very yummy n crispy
Poonam Borkar
looks so tempting..loved it!
Ms.Chitchat
Crispy and crunchy treat,would love to have these with steamy rice and sambar :):)
Chitra
pavakka chips looks super crispy… i love pavakkai too and this is one dish i do often with it…
Shabitha Karthikeyan
Looks super good. Never tried this at Ananda Bhavan, I will try it at home !! Nice clicks !!
Chitra
AAB title is enough for me to try , will make it soon 🙂
revathi
Lovely chips Sharmi… loved it..
Kalakallaa irruku..:)
Reva
Paaka Shaale
Awesome chips and great clicks to go with it. Lovely post sharmilee 🙂
rekhas kitchen
Wow bitter gourd chips Interesting recipe sharmi. Healthy snack too.
Priya
Super crispy chips, feel like munching some;
Priti
Pass both coffee n chips here …quite tempting
sowmya's creative saga
love pavvakai chips..this looks super yumm..should try them right away..
rileymadel
I have never seen bitter gourd before! Every day there are new foods that I have never encountered. I hope that never ends. These look so crispy and fun to eat.
Raksha
wow crispy n crunchy. delicious.
Shanavi
Super Yum..I've also bookmarked from pavi's space..
Jeannie
Yummy indeed! I love these crisps very much:)
M D
Brilliant pics! Lovely pavakkai chips for a cuppa coffee.
Laavanya
That looks totally delicious.
Lubna Karim
Crisp and yum….I am huge fan of bitter gourd and i love giving this a try….
Pavithra Elangovan
Yuummm yummm yumm I want this right away 🙂 Beautifully captured sharmi 🙂
Vardhini
My mom always buys this for me from Adyar Anandha Bhavan. I have a version sitting in my drafts too.
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Anu
Hi thanks for the recipe it turned out great! I just wanted to ask if the baked version is as good as the fried one? Thank you!
Sharmilee J
not really but its ok…
notyet100
I feel like eating this right now,,
RAKS KITCHEN
Looks so tempting, love the addition of fennel powder, must be adding a great flavor!
hana
cool n quick…. thanx
hana
cool n quick… thanx
Vini
i tried baking this with amazing results! Only downside is each and every slice has to be flipped halfway through baking to ensure even cooking.