| # of servings: 4 | |
| Preparation Time: 10 mins | Cook Time: 25 mins |
Minimal ingredients, maximum taste, awesome benefits/nutrition... This snack is a complete package in itself! Don't be deceived by the name because these chips are not bitter at all!!
Ingredients:
- Bitter gourds - 4-5
- Besan (gram flour) - 3 tbsp
- Salt
- Red chili powder - 0.5 tsp
Method:
- Cut the bitter gourds into thin round slices
- Take out any seeds that may be hard
- Preheat the oven (or) air fryer at 380° F (195° C) for 3 mins.
- In a mixing bowl, mix together the dry besan, red chili powder and salt
- To this, add water very little by little and make a slightly runny paste
- Add the prepared bitter gourd rounds to this and toss to coat them all well
- Smear/spray some oil on the trays and spread the bitter gourds in a thin layer
- Fry/bake them for 18 mins., flipping them midway
- Fry/bake them at 400° F (200° C) for another 3 minutes to make them more crispy. Add a couple more minutes at this temperature if a crispier outcome is desired
- Set them on a tray to cool for a few minutes
- Serve them along with a cup of tea/coffee!
Tips and Tricks:
- Cutting them oblique will give bigger and better-looking chips
- If the gourds are more mature, the seeds can be hard. They need to be taken out. Tender seeds can be left in place
- Slicing them thin gives crispy chips and reduces cook time too
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