素食好主意 【酥炸山苦瓜片】Crispy Fried Bitter Gourd (Karela Fries)

我小的时候不是很喜欢吃苦瓜，尤其讨厌苦瓜汤。长大了之后，口味也跟着改变了，对苦瓜不再抗拒。后来在印度一家小小的甜品店里看见他们居然把苦瓜酥炸了当零食卖，觉得很新鲜，就买来试试看。

结果就一发不可收拾。从此以后爱上了酥炸苦瓜片，每次经过那间小店，都要去买一包来解馋。

其实这个酥炸苦瓜是一般南印家庭会做来做配菜的，酥脆的口感和豆糊米饭相得益彰，很是好吃！

When I was young I used to hate bitter gourd, especially when it was made into soup the Chinese way, but my taste changes over time, and I grew into liking it alot.

My first encounter with this crispy fried bitter gourd was in a small sweet shop near Cunningham road, Bangalore。I can't remember the name of the shop now, all I could remember is that they carry packets of snacks made from bitter gourd that got me hooked. I have to buy a few packets every time I passed by.

I later learnt that this is also a very common side dish to go with dal and rice in south India. So I started making it at home now, whenever I crave for it.

材料：
4-5 根 大约 5-6寸长 山苦瓜/印度苦瓜
1 1/2 小勺 辣椒粉
1 小勺 姜黄/黄姜粉（Turmeric Powder）
1 小勺 孜然粉 （Cummin Powder）
1 小勺 盐 （或适量）
2 大勺 粘米粉 （Rice Flour）
2 大勺 油

另外：

足够的油

Ingredients：
4-5 Indian Bitter Gourd (5-6 inches each)
1 1/2 tsp Chilli powder
1 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Cummin Powder
1 tsp salt （or to taste）
2 tbsp Rice Flour
2 tbsp oil

Oil for frying

把山苦瓜洗干净然后切薄片，种子可以不必去除，然后加入所有的调味料除了米粉，和2大匙的油一起，拌匀，腌10分钟。

最后均匀撒入粘米粉，拌匀，热油锅，炸酥成金黄色，就好啦。

Clean bitter gourd and slice thinly, as thin as you can. Do not need to remove the seeds unless its too big and rough.

Mix the sliced bitter gourd well with all spices, salt and oil (leave the rice flour out for now). Set aside for 10 minutes for marination.

After 10 minutes, sprinkle rice flour and mix well, deep fried until golden brown at medium high.

香酥好吃的炸苦瓜片。
Crispy and tasty, goes well with rice and dal, or serve as snack as it is!

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酥炸山苦瓜