Alu & Besan Stuffed Kakarkaya

1. Contributor: Ujvala Kiran
nenu itla chesanu - try cheyyi if u like it - http://ujvalaskitchen.blogspot.com/2010/10/besan-stuffed-karela.html

2. Contributor: Lavanya Poreddy
Ujvala Kiran: Mee stuffed kakarkaya chesanu, too much ga vachindi. I baked it and asalu kakarkaya tinnattu ledu. Thanks a lot. Now I can malke my fav kakarkaya without adding a drop of oil. Nenu stuffing ki konchem water esi kalipanu and bake chesanu. I used only besan.. Yummy. Thanks a lot for the recipe

Nenu 350 meeda 25-30 mins bake chesintanu. Kinda rack lo pettanu because Paina rack to maa hubby polenta bake chesaru. So I thought since the oven is on, I might try it ani. Prep time kuda 10 mins apttindi and since it is baked, I didn't have to spend time near the stove to cook it. Try cheyandi, meekey telustundi.

Kakarkaya Podi

1. Contributor: Lavanya Arvapalli
1 cup Kakarakaya chaala chinna ga cut chesukoni konchem oil lo fry cheyali avi fry avthunnappudu 1 cup shanagapindi kuda vesukoni fry cheyali pachi vaasana poyedaaka veyinchukoni stove off chesukoni andulo pallilu1 cup powder chesi vesukovali, oka 10 to 12 vellipaayalu+red chilli powder grind chesukunna paste veyyali,andulo salt kalupukoni baaga hand tho mix chesukovali.
Nenu sarigga cheppano ledo naake ardam kaatle emaina ardam kapothe adagandi

2. Contributor: Bhargavi
nenu ila ne chestanu . I have never used curd . Only salt and pasupu use chesta first step lo.. Here is the link.

Kakarkaya Recipes 6

1. Contributor: Sudha Sonti
kakarakaya ni small pieces or round ga cut chesi, jeera aavalu popu petteka onions fry chesi ee kakarakaya pieces ni kuda fry chesi, coconut+jeera+dhaniya+garlic+ red chilly powder grind chesi veste,taste yummy ga untundi

2. Contributor: Voleti Sucharitha
memu rendu rkaalagu chestaam
1. kakarkai chinna mukkalu gaa kosukovalai, onions oka medium size-3, avi chinna mukkaluga kosukovali, patchi ground nut, chinniullipai, uppu karam, sugar 1 or 2 spoons kalipi mixi veuskovalai, munduga pan lo oka 5spoons oil vesi kagaka koncham jeellakarra vesi, tarvatha onion mukkalu vesi sagam bada vegaka, kakarkai mukkalu vesi magganivvali koncham sepu mutaa petti tarvatha mutta tiseyaachhu baga fry ayyaka dnalo manam mixi lo veuskunnam karam challalli baga kaliyabetti adan udikina tarvtaha wt utti pappu tho bavuntundi

2. kakrai mukkaluga chesukoni nellallo pasupu chinthapandu uppu vesi udaknivvalli udikaka kumamrincheyali kakaraki mukkalni neeru poye tlu pindi unchusairpada oil watse avtundi kabatti koncham oil lo rendu rendu veyinchukovachu,aa oil kagaka pindi unchina kakarkai mukakani vesi deep fry cheyali, dnalo stuffing ki mixi chinna jarlo 2spoons karma, 1nd half spoon uppu, 3 medium size ullipaya mukkalu veyali , kakarkailu vegina tarvtah oil migultundi kad akonchma paresi oka 4spoons undetlu chusukoni danlo ee karma vesi koncham utti podum(tine sengapapapu tho chesedi) vesi patchi vasana poye daka vepaali tarvatha ee kakarakayyallo aa karma pettukoni tinachu idid kuda utti papapu ananam lo kalipesukoni danlo peetukoni tinachu...........,

 More Kakarakaya recipes

3. Contributor: Bhargavi Aitha
kakarakaya tho evina recipes adigaru kada...naku indaka ma attayya chese recipe gurthukochindi...try cheyandi chala baguntundi...kakarakaya nachani vallaki kooda nachundi ikkada friends ki chesipedithe...
here is the recipe:
1.kakarakaya ni sannaga n oka 1 1/2 inch podavuga cut chesukoni deep fr chesi pakkanapettukovali.
2.oka pan lo oil vesi aavalu, zeera vesaka koncham green chilli paste veyyali, next koncham nuvvula podi, dhaniya powder, dry coconut powder, koncham karam and salt vesi oka 1 min fry cheyyali.
3. indaka manam fry chesi pettukunna kakarakaya mukkalu induloki vesi oka 2 min fry chesi stove off cheyyali
4. Koncham challaraka koncham lemon juice add cheyali...anthe it tastes really good....idi podi podigane vasthundi....

4. Contributor: Geetha Madhuri Chilakamarri
nenu kakarakaya tho gummadikaya vadiyala pulusu kura chestanu...procedure same pulusu kuralu cheselagane, kani kakarakaya kada, so koncham bellam ekkuve padutundi, and kakarakayalo pulusu vesi udikaka, andulone veyinchina gummadikaya vadiyalu vesi, koncham muddaga ayyela cheyali.

Kakarkaya Chips

1. Contributor: ܧhå Rãø
Kakarkaya fans ki inko recipe... Chuda daniki maatram super vundhi... taste kuda baanee vuntademo anukuntuna... ee ammayai photos mouthwatering vuntai, taste elavunao teliyadu kanai.... Here is the recipe link

Stuffed Kakarkaya

1. Contributor: padma swetha k
stuffed kakarkaya
kakarkaya
salt
daniyalu
red mirchi
onions
ground nuts
maida
- kakarkaya ni slit chesi salt water lo boil cheyali seeds tesesi.
- oka pan lo daniyalu, red chilly , ground nuts dry fry chesi grind cheyali.
- pan lo oil vesi chopped onions vesi light ga fry chesi grind chesina powder vesi kalapali.
- ee above stuffing kakarkaya lo pettali.
- maida pindi lo light ga water vesi paste chesi unchukovali.
- pan lo oil vesi stuffed kakarkaya vesi slit chesina side maida paste light ga veyali..
- baga fry cheste stuffed kakarkaya ready. ee stuffed kakarkaya besan+ biyampindi lo batter lo dip chesi bajjilu laga kuda veskovachu..

note- maa tv ma vuri vanta recipe.

More Kakarkaya recipes here

Kakarakaya Recipes 5

1. Contributor: padma swetha k
kakarkaya fry
nenu kakarkaya fry chesta.. usa lo dorike kakarkaya baga thick skin untundi kada along with 2 much bitterness..so i trim skin of it to make even fry.
- kakarkaya chinna chinna pieces ga chop chesta.
- pan lo oil vesi kakarkaya fry chesta. half done ayaka chopped onions vesta.
- salt vesta.once fry is done add red chilly powder and some sugar.
note - sugar vesina inka cheduga anipistundi kada if u like try this way. kakarkaya pieces ga chop chestaru kada appudu curd lo veyandi. koncham sepati curd lo nunchi teesi squeeze cheyali. bitterness pothundi a curd tho..heard this tip from a friend. i never tried..nenu sugar add chesta ante..
- kakarkaya taste ga undali ante oil ekkuva padutundi....

2. Contributor: ♡♡$я€€ ♡♡$я€€
Nenu kakarakaya fry frozen vati thou chestha
u just defrost wash the pieces and squeeze out the water
koncham yekuva onions padatayi deeniki
put oil in pan fry the kakarakaya peices till 3/4 th done
and then add the chopped onions add salt turmeric and chilli pwd
fry till everything is cooked
dark brown colour vache variki fry chesi last lo sprinkle with
some sugar
rice loki chala baguntadhi

3. Contributor: √ⅰ∂ ｿ α ❀ 乇 d α ☺
kaakara vepudu:
  kakara pieces ga cut chesukuni oil lo fry chesi pakkana pettukovali...thalimpu lo chopped onion pieces vesi vegaka vellulu+kaaram kalipi grind chesina mudda vesi pasupu salt vesi konchem pachi vasana poyaka karela pices vesi kothimeera tho garnish chesukovali.

kaakara ullipaya: 
  kurakarela pieces chesi oil lo fry chesi pakkana pettukovali.raw onion grind chesukovali....velluli kaaram tho grind chesi pettukovali....thalimpu lo grind chesina onion paste vesi konchem fry ayyaka salt,pasupu vesi kalipi velluli kaaram paste vesi pachi vasana poye varaku fry chesi karela pieces vesi konchem fry chesaka stove off chesi cilanthro thoti garnish chesukovali

kaakara stuff :
jeera+kaaram+endu kobbari+vellulli grind chesi karela ni oka side slit chesi ee grind chesina paste stuff chesi oil lo fry chesukovali.......inko type ilaney kaani onion pieces fry chesi karam+velluli+endu kobbari grind chesi anni kalipi slit chesina karela lo stuff chesi light ga oil vesi fry chesukovali

nenu mention chesinattu karela pices ga cut cheyi by removing the seeds nd then deep fry them in oil....ila chesthanu nenu nd i never add any jaggery or sugar but i don't get any bitterness in the curry....only thing is deep fry the pieces nd then add some extra onion ala chesthey the curry wont taste bitter at all

4. Contributor: Sruthi ...
Naa kakarkaya fry : Karela ni baga china china pieces la cut chesukovali.. (like potato for deep fry'ing).. adhi koncham buttermilk to oka 5 mins petti .. oil lo fry cheyali.. koncham pachi vasana poyaka salt vesukovali.. inka cook aipoyaka.. koncham senaga pindi veyyali.. senaga pindi vesii.. koncham adhi goldish brown color vachinapudu karam vesi.. koncham hing kuda vesukunte baguntundhi.

Senaga Pindi maa amma vesedhi.. maybe bcz of that epudu naku kakarikaya ante virakthi raledu chinapudu nunchi kuda. Taste baguntundhi..
Buttermilk vvala chedu pothundhi.. ekuva sepu em akarledu.. just cut chesukunaka.. oil pan lo heat aye antha varaku kuda chalu.
Hing gives a nice aroma.. :)

5. Contributor: ܧhå Rãø
Nenu ninna nee chesa kakarkaya kura.
Ingredients:
4 kakarkayas
1 medium sized onion chopped
1 ginger garlic paste (you can use just crushed garlic also)
1 1/2 - 2 tsp. coriander powder
1 1/2 tsp. chili powder (adjust to taste)
Salt
Turmeric powder
1 tbsp rosted sesame seeds & 2 -3 tbsp roasted peanuts ground to powder (sometimes only sesame powder ee vestaanu but yesterday rendu vesa)
3/4 - 1 tsp sugar (brown sugar or bellam can also be used)
Cilantro to garnish

Preparation:
Karkaya nee light ga scrape cheyyu, so that those thick horny skin comes off. Eee step I skip most of the time. Naaku baddakam lee.
Cut the gourd as you like.. I usually slice them into thick rings. Koncham yogurt, salt, turmeric & tamarind (this is optional yesterday I skipped it) & some water vesi cook cheyyu. Once it is tender, remove from stove. Drain the water, if there is any and squeeze the bitter gourd to remove as much juices as possible and keep aside.

In a pan heat oil and saute chopped onion.
Add ginger garlic paste and saute until the raw smell is gone
Add coriander powder, turmeric powder, chili powder, salt and mix well.
Add cooked bitter gourd and saute for 5- 10 minutes until it is nicely fried.
Add sesame & peanut powder and cook for few for minutes until powders mix well with the gourd.
Just before turning off the heat, add sugar and cook for 2 minutes.
Garnish with cilantro and serve.

You can add less or more sugar to adjust the bitterness of the veggie.

Grated kakarkaya fry:
This recipe is with grated kakakaya.. Daani grate chesi, squeeze out as much juices as you can. Here is the recipe link

Kheema stuffed kakarkaya:
edhi kuda baanee vundi.. /i made it once. Koncham pani eekkuva but the taste was not bad. Here is the recipe link

I like kakarkaya.. That vegetable is bitter and no matter what you do, it has a little bit of bitter taste to teh curry and I love it the way it is. Meeku chedu anipistee, add more sugar/bellam

Another Recipe:
Vidya cheppinattu kakarkaya pieces deep fry chestee kuda chedu potundhi. My MIL use to cook it that way.

She use to cut kakarkaya into four pieces, lenght wise and then cut each piece into 1 1/2 " pieces. OR she use to cut them into thick circles, atee slices but very thick, about 1/2 - 1" thickness.

She use to deep fry the pieces in oil and keep aside.

In a sperate pan, koncham oil heat chesi, finely chopped onion or onion paste saute cheyali.
Ginger garlic paste saute cheyali.
Coriander powder, chili powder, turmeric, salt veyali.
Tomato paste or finely chopped tomatoes fry cheyeali.
Then peanut powder veyali She use to add sesame seeds powder also, once in a while.
Masala anta baaga cook ayyaka, fried karela vesi koncham sepu cook cheyali.
Serve it with rice.

Deeniki oil baaga nee padutadhi but tastes good.

Sometimes she use to grind all the ingredients except kakarkaya and then saute it in oil. onion, tomato, peanuts, sesame seeds if using, coriander powder, salt, chili powder ani grind chesi, oil loo sautee cheyali. Onion smell poyaka, fried kakarkaya pieces veyali.

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Kakarkaya 65 ~ Bitter Gours 65

1. Contributor: PS

Kakarkaya Pulusu

Contributor: Padma Swetha
kakarkaya lovers ki idi
i tried it its yummy


Contributed Recipes
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Kakarkaya Pulusu recipe here

Kakarakaya without vellulli payalu

1. Contributor: <((((º>ÂÑÛH¥Â
Swapna kakarakayatho tondaraga ante niku entha tym lo avvalo cheppaledu naku thelisinavi chptha...

Kakarakay fry cheskovachu...alage kakarakay curry cheskovachu....
curry ayithe....

Kakarakay curry:
1)kakarakay ni niluvuga four peices chesi vaatini malla halfga cut cheskovali....aa peices ni pullati perugulo vesi salt vesi udakabettali....
2)E lopala putnala pappu grind cheskoni andulo konchem karam vesi kalpukovali...
3)e ppudu pan lo oil vesi vedekkaka udikina kakarakay mukkalu vesi avi konchem baga vegaka....putnalu,karam pwdre vesukoni saripadda salt veskuni oka 10 mins tarvatha stove of chesthe kakarakay curry ready...ede powder tho kakarakay stuffed curry kuda chestharu...hth

Contributor: Members
Recipes from the blog

Kakarkaya Recipes 4

1. Contributor: chaitali
kakarakaya tho chalane recipes unnayi... nenu kakarakaya patoli chesthanu... chala tasty ga untundi. chesu undadu. Here's the recipe link

2. Contributor: Radha
Kakarakaaya nenu ela chesthanu....edi chedhuga undadhu...

kakarakaaya chinna mukkalugu thariki.....non stick pan lo fry cheyyali...without oil...till they loose their wetness..nenu before night fry chesi pedathanu...edi chaala time padutundi...

oka kadai lo oil vesi, aavali, jeelakarra adi chitapataladaka chopped onions, tomotos vesi fry ayyaka kakarakaaya mukkalu vesi salt vesi koncham fry ayyaka....karam daniyala podi vesthanu....meeku interest unte garam masala vesukovachu....

bendi kooda ela chesukovachu....adi jigata lekunda vasthaye...

3.  Contributor: Jayasri
kakarakaya to 3 recipes gayatrivantillu.com lo unnayi chudandi. Nenu kakarakaya stuffed curry try chesa. chaala bagundi. Here is the link

Contributor: Members
Few more member contributed kakarakaya recipes

Kakarakaya Recipes - 3

Contributor: Swapna
bfore day night kakarakaya pieces cut chesi mix them with salt n tumeric n leave it ...nxt day aa pieces ni hand tho squeeze cheyandi remove all the water(salt vesau kadha so water vachestundi but dont add ny water extra)....then aa pices ni deep fry chesi keep it to a side....
take oil separately put zeera,mustard,finely chopped onions,green chillies,once onions becomes transculent add salt then fried kakarakaya pieces atlast add bit of sugar, coconut powder...

Kakarakaya Recipes-2

Contributor: srividya
kaakarakaya ni round ga cut chesi fry cheyyocchu.

fry chesaka besan kuda jallukovachu.

round ga cut chesi talimpu vesi tamarind pulp + bellam kalipina paste lo udikinchukovacchu. last lo uppu and karam veyyali. bellam ishtam lekapothe just tamarind pulp thone udikinchukovacchu. apudu koncheme tamarind veyyali lekapothe pullaga untundi.

stuffed kakarakaya:
first kakaraya ni slit chesi ginjalu theesesi shallow fry chesi daantlo:

senagapappu + jeera dry roast chesi then powder cheyyali. then add red chillii powder adi stuff cheyyocchu.

inko stuffing: redchilli powder + 3-5 garlic pods and salt vesi grind chesi aa powder ni stuff cheyyocchu.

first kaakarakaya ni konchem water+turmeric+salt+buttermilk vesi 3 boils theppinchali. then drain water, remove seeds.

Now stuff with the below mixture.

Besan+onions+green chillies+red chilli powder+konchem jeera+vaamu anni kalipi gattiga pakodi ki laaga water vesi kalupukovali. daanni boiled kaakarakaya lo stuff chesi shallow fry cheyyali on both sides. idi konchem time taking kaani super yummy untundi.

Reducing bitterness of Kakarakaya

Contributor: Kavya
Koncham Tamrind n pasupu vesi water lo boil chesthe Kakarkaya lo chedu pothundi....

Contributor: Suchitra
kakarkaya pieces cut chesi koncham ekkuva salt vesi water lo 2- 3 hrs soak chesina chedhu pothundhi

Kakarakaya -Senagapindi fry

Contributor: Rama Ramesh
i dunno weather it is healthy but very tasty
chinna kakarakaya ayithey kaya padanga 4 gathlu pettukovaali or else cylinders laaga cut chesukuni pettukovachu ee mukkala loki stuffing senagapindi (besan ) with ajwain
( vamu )pinch of hing & salt & chilly powder oka one teaspoon oil paste chesukuni stuffing chesukuni ...... ekkuva oil lo fry chesukovaali pyina kaavaalantey malli koddiga salt challukovacchu mukkalaki pattadaaniki after frying :D

Kakara Kaya Pulusu

Contributor:* Sadhana
1. kakara kaya nu 2 inches pieces cut cheyyali. tamarind soak chesi pettukovali.
2. onions cut cheyyali. nuvvula podi, jaggery (bellam) small piece (for sweetness), curry leaves ready ga pettukovali.
3. pan lo popu vesi onions, curry leaves vesaka kakarakaya mukkalu vesi fry cheyyali.
mukkalu fry ayyaka tamarind juice poyali.
4. pulusu konchem thick ayyaka jaggery, nuvvulapodi veyyali . oka 5 mins ayyaka stove off cheyyali.
5. idi chala tasty ga vuntundi. kakarakaya cheedu kabatti konchem jaggery or sugar add cheste ne bavuntundi.

Kakaraya Recipes - 1

Contributor: Vidya
kakarakaya tho naku 2recipes thelusu

1. kakara vepudu......
kakara mukkalu slices ga cut chesi fry chesukuni pakkana pettukovali
thalimpulo aavalu+jeera+minapappu+curry leaves+onion vesi kasepu fry chesi salt+pasupu vesi kalipi vellulli+kaaram kalipi grind chesi aa powder ni ee thalimpulo vesi maggaka kakara mukkalu vesi kalipi kasepu ayyaka dinchesukovali


2. kakara kura...............
kakara mukkalu slices ga cut chesi fry chesukuni pakkana pettukovali
onion paste chesukovali
thalimpu lo popu ginjalu vesi ee onion paste vesi salt+pasupu+kaaram vesi baaga fry cheyali.....onion paste pachi vasana poyaka venchukunna kakara mukkalu vesi kalipi kasepu ayyaka dinchesukovali

Kakarakaya Kura

Contributor: kavitha
kakarkaya tho u can make fry , curry and masal curry also
even i had to eat kakarkaya daily so a time lo nenu ila chesanu

kakarkaya
red chilli powder
salt, green chillies or red chillies
lemon ( optional)
mustard
jeera
corriander powder

wash bitter gourd and cut them into round slices and then allow them to dry so that there is no water to them

then take oil ina deep pan enough to fry the slices
and then deep fry them ( it takes little long time to fry these slices) till brown color
now in a pan put oil and then put mustard,jeera, green chillies, redchillies, curry leaves and then add in the fried slices and the mix well then add red chilli powder, salt and corriander powder and mix well just keep on the stove for 1 minute and then remove them

we can also add urad, groundnut, chanadal in tadka
these can be stored and used for 10 to 15 days
in air tight container

Kakara kaya with Ullikaram

Contributor: Sriharsha

Ingredients:
Bitter gourd (kakarakayalu, karela) 1 lb
Tamarind very little or 1/2 cup of pullati majjiga
Onions 3 big (more the onions curry is less bitter)
Grated coconut -1/3 cup
Garlic 4 to 5 cloves
Chillipowder , salt (according to taste)

Preparation:
1. Slice karela into rings and boil them with majjiga or tamarind.
2. Let the pieces dry for a day or two.
3. Once the karela dries deep fry them in oil (or u can grill them in the oven till brown).
4. Chop finely or grind onions.
5. Heat oil in a pan, add popu ingredients and let them splutter.
6. Add onions and fry till brown (caramelized onion takes the bitterness of karela. No need to add sugar or jaggery again).
7. Once it is done add karela rings and mix grind grated coconut , chilli powder and garlic . Add this to karela fry, mix well and turn off the stove in 2-3 minutes.

Note:
nenu cheppina recipe only for taste buds....deep fry cheyali kada karela ni anduke 1-2 days dry cheyali ani cheppanu...if you can't wait oven lo dry cheyachu.....also oven lone ekkuva bake chesi deep fry avoid cheyachu for health reasons....

Kakarakaya Karam

1. Contributor: YRK

Ingredients:
Kakarakaya - 4
Onion : 2 medium
grated cocunut : 1 cup
Jeera: 1 spoon
mustard :half spoon:
Garlic : 2
Tamarind : 1 small lemon size
chilli powder : 2-3 spoons (kastha ekkuva padthundi)

Procedure:
1. First kakarakaya half ga slit chesi malli addanga cut cheskovali ( u will get 4 pieces) . put in water , add tamarind , haldi and boil it for 10-15 mins . challaga ayyaka water antha squeez chesi pakka pettukondi .

2. deep fry these kakarakaya pices in oil and keep it a side.

3. Next oil lo finely chopped oions vesi baga fry cheyali and then grind grated coconut , jeera , garlic , mustard and chilli powder . Add this mixture to the onions and fry it for few mins . then add kakarakaya , mix it and put the lid for 5 mins on low flame

2. Contributor: Sirisha
this is how i make kakarakaya karam

First remove seeds and apply some salt on the inside and let it sit for few minutes around 30 minutes. Then when you try to squeeze kakarakaya will go out some water. Then cut them into one inch pieces and fry them in little oil. Make them almost crispy and keep them aside.

Second step make ullikaram with onions and karam.....In a wok add all the ingredients for seasoning and add ullikaram. Let it cook three fourths and then add these kakarakaya pieces and fry for 10 more minutes. hth

3. Contributor: ****B!/\/DI_I **
nenu ila chesthanu

- Wash the kekarakaya and slit lengthwise.
- Remove all the flesh from inside and make hollow.
- now oka bowl lo avi tesukono vatimeda light ga salt & pasupu koncham oka spoon kakarikayala meda challandi,let it be aside for 20 min.now garlic danchi andulo red chiili powder salt mix chesukovali kakarikayalo ppettadaniki.next now kakarikayalu gatiga water adulonunchi poyelaga pindandi. Deep fry them and keep aside. Now tayaru chesina vellipaya karam ...kakarikayalo fill chesukovali, koncham meda chalandi.

Kakarakaya

Contributor: Pallavi Krishna

mana andhra style antey my mom makes..its yummy..

Method 1:
take 2-3 big size onins..for approx 1/4 kg kakara kaya..
make a paste of onions.. garlic..red chili powde..jeera..

cut bitter gourd into 2 inches pieces.. boil in sour buttermilk salt and haldi..drain.. deep fry these pieces in oil..

take another pan add oil..fry onion paste..till raw smell dissappears..
add bitter gourd pieces.. to this onion masala paste pan..add salt..let bth fry together for some time and remove from fire..

koncham oil ekkuva..but yummy..

Method 2:
cut edges. slightly scrape...make a slit..deseed..boil in sour buttermilk salt and haldi.. drain..
grate oinions..+jeera+ red chilli powder+ salt+ besan..2 sp oil..coriander..dry fry in a pan for 2 min..

stuff this powder in slit bitter gourd and shallow fry on tawa or shallow frying pan till semi crisp or crisp..