Fried Karela or avakka ulathiyathu

Ingredients	For 4	For 100
Bitter gourd	225gms	5.65kg
Green chillies	10gms	250gms
Coconut (fresh)	55gms ( ¼ )	1.36kg (6)
Salt	to taste	80 – 100gms
Coconut oil	15ml	340ml

Wash and dry the gourd. Slit and remove seeds and pulp. Cut into fine slices or roundels. Slit green chillies. Cut coconut into 0.75 cm ( ¼ “) pieces. Cook together gourd, green chillies and coconut with salt and just enough water to cook gourd dry. Cook over gentle heat till gourd is done and water evaporated. Heat the oil in a fry pan. Add cooked gourd and fry till gourd is fairly crisp.