Crispy Bittergourd Fried Recipe

BITTER gourd, by virtue of its name and appearance, is not a popular vegetable. Nevertheless, the health benefits imparted by this vegetable make it a good choice for the health-conscious person. In many Asian traditions, bitter foods are believed to contain disease-fighting phyto-chemicals that may be beneficial to health. Bitter gourd is a typical example.It is advised when cooking bitter gourd, to blanch the gourd in hot water or season with salt before cooking as these help to reduce the bitterness. I normally do this for Indian bitter gourd which has more bitterness in it compare to the Chinese bitter gourd.
This recipe is a very simple fried crisp bitter gourd using Chinese bitter gourd.