Bitter Melon Chips

Taareko Tito Karelaa

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    4 to 6

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Food and Flavours from Nepal

By Jyoti Pathak

Published 2023

  • About

Bitter melon is one of the most popular vegetables in Nepal as well as in many other Asian countries. They are availbale in the US at Asian/Indian markets. The Nepali variety of tito karelaa is somewhat skinny and dark green in color, pointed at the blossom end with very bumpy skin. It is much more bitter than the Chinese variety, which is larger, plumper, and pale green. This vegetable is certainly an acquired taste because of its bitterness, but loved by Nepalese people. It is beli