Plain and Simple! Bitter Melon Tempura

• 1 Bitter melon
• 1 Tempura flour
• 1 Salt (optional)

1. Slice the bitter melon with seeds and pith intact into 1 cm rings.
2. For those who prefer to remove the bitterness, soak in water first.
3. After soaking, the water will remain in the pith, so thoroughly pat dry excess water.
4. Add salt to the tempura flour to make a stiff batter.
5. Deep fry to a crisp, and serve!
6. Since they are already salted, you can munch on them as is.
7. The seeds are edible.
8. They will become nice and crunchy.

bitter, flour, salt

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/151481-plain-and-simple-bitter-melon-tempura (may not work)