Bitter Gourd Fried Rice/Karela Fried rice

               Do Your kids hate karela? Not eating bitter gourd? Don't worry try this quick n easy bitter gourd fried rice...Indian veg in Chinese recipe..I tried the same Chinese fried rice recipe with bitter gourd as a main ingredient...My try was grand success my kids loved this rice a lot n asked me to make this often for them..Lets move on to recipe..

Ingredients

1. Cooked Rice    2 cups(long grain/Basmati)
2. Karela/bitter gourd   2 no.(thinly sliced)
3. Carrot   1 no.(finely chopped)
4. Capsicum   1/4 cup (finely diced) i used green color
5. Garlic   3 flakes(finely chopped)
6. Soy sauce   1 tbsp
7. Green chilli Sauce  1/2 tbsp
8. Sugar   1/4 tsp
9. Salt   to taste
10. Oil   1 tbsp
11. Pepper Powder(black/white)   to taste
12. Red chilli flakes   1/4 tsp
13. Spring onion greens  few finely chopped

Method

• Slice the bitter gourd and keep aside.
• Heat 1/2 tsp oil in a pan fry the sliced karela and fry them nicely till it get 3/4 th done. and keep aside.

• Heat oil in a sauce pan,add finely chopped garlic and fry them lightly

• Then add finely chopped carrots n capsicum and fry them nicely and add the fried karela slices and fry for another 2 minutes.
• Then add sugar n stir well and all the sauces and saute well.
• Add the rice and toss well and lastly add red chilli flakes and pepper powder,again stir well .

Garnish with spring onion greens and serve hot.

I am sending the recipe to the ongoing event CBB Series ~ Chinese Cuisine by Radhika (Tickling Palates)

Note: Instead of frying the bitter gourd can use the baked one also.Can also add some shredded cabbage,beans n other color capsicum also.