Karathe podi (kaipapka fry)

Kaipakka (karathe, (Bitter gourd)                 --  ½ kg

Chilly powder                                               --  2 tsp

Hing                                                             -- ¼ tsp

Rice flour or corn flour                                  --  2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Oil for deep frying

Method

Wash the  kaipapkka and  cut into round   rings,   apply salt and keep it for 10 min. Then   add chilly powder,   hing powder. Mix it will    keep  this for  30 min.  Add rice flour or  corn flour.  Mix it and   deep fry them.  This is one of the main items in the Konkani traditional festival thali.