Tea-time recipe: Karele ke chips

As season changes and we await monsoon, here's a recipe using bitter gourd that is easy-to-cook and deliciously filling.

Ingredients
2 bitter gourd (karela) medium-sized
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 tbsp sugar
1 lemon
½ cup gram flour (besan)
2 tbsp rice flour
Oil for deep frying
Salt to taste
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
1 tsp chaat masala
Water as required

Preparation
Wash bitter gourd and pat dry. Take out skin with the help of small knife and cut into slices
Take a mixing bowl; add sliced bitter gourds, turmeric, sugar, lemon juice mix it well until sugar get melts. Keep it aside for 15-20 minutes
After 15-20 min. wash them in running water
Take another bowl add slice washed bitter gourd, gram flour, rice flour, salt, red chilli powder, and carom seeds and mix well. Add water as required and mix well, so that all slices are coated well with masala mixture
Meanwhile heat oil in a deep pan/kadai for deep frying. Once it's hot, add bitter gourd slices to the oil in batches. Fry on medium low flame on both sides till the bitter gourds are crispy
Remove them from oil and drain on absorbent paper
Sprinkle chat masala on top. Serve with sweet chilli sauce or tamarind chutney