Name: Karela Chips | Pavakkai Chips
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 250 grams bitter gourd; 2-3 teaspoon Oil; Salt as per taste to make chips; Extra 2 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon Fennel seeds; Pinch of turmeric; 1/2 teaspoon dry mango powder; 1 teaspoon red chilli powder; 1 teaspoon Corriander powder

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Sharing a very easy Karela Chips recipe which can be had as it is or can be paired as side dish with plain Dal-rice or Sambar-rice. Karela / Pavakkai in Tamil or bitter gourd is believed to have properties to regulate blood sugar levels and also possess other health benefits. My family loves this as a side dish so I make it at Least once a week.

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 10

Total Time 35

Served AsSnacks

CuisineSouth Indian

Servings

Ingredients

Instructions

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Wash and thinly slice the bitter gourd. Sprinkle 2 teaspoons salt and mix and let it sit for 10 minutes.
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After 10 minutes squeeze out the liquid from the bitter gourd and wash several times under running tap water.
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Heat oil, add fennel seeds and karela slices and mix.
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Now add all the other spices and salt. Fry stirring occasionally. This will take 10-12 minutes
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We are having Pavakkai or karela chips as side dish with drumsticks sambar and dalia rice.