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Today I had bittergourd potato curry with rice

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 26 May

Today I had bittergourd potato curry with rice. The bittergourd is boiled and the potatoes are boiled and then they are converted into a pulp with onions and chillies. It is very tasty when eaten with rice.

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Today I had bittergourd curry bottlegourd curry and rice

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 6 Apr

Today I had bittergourd curry and bottlegourd curry with rice. Bittergourd is called karela in bengali and bottlegourd is called lau in bengali. Bittergourd is good for the liver and the curry has potatoes also. Both the...

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Today i had shukto

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 2 Feb

For bengalies shukto is a lovely dish cooked with drumstick bittergourd and raw bananas. They are a bit bitter, but there is a lot of food value for the same. Bengalies eat the dish with rice.

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The bottlegourd bittergourd grow bigger in winter

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 8 Nov

In bengal winter has not set in. But in the beginning of winter the vegetables are growing bigger. The bottlegourd is growing fatter and rounder, the bittergourd are growing bigger. Bottlegourd is called lau in bengali, lauki in...

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the cucumber and bittergourd farms are awesome

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 12 Oct

Cucumber in bengal is eaten both as a vegetable curry and also as a salad. Bittergourd is eaten either in boiled form or a curry is made. Both these farms are awesome. The vegetables bulge down from the top of the plants in the...

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Ringegourd bittergourd make good curry

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 7 Sep

In the autumn many vegetables ripen up. The ringegourd bittergourd and ladies finger are ripened and sold in the market. They can be boiled and very good curry can be made with potatoes and...

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In bengal shukto is an appetizer

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 9 Mar 25

In bengal shukto is a dish eaten with rice. It is a curry made up of drumsticks, bittergourd, raw bananas and brinjal. All of them are cooked together. Sometimes potatoes are also given. They act as an appetizer.

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Bittergourd is used in bengal in curries

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 17 Nov 24

In Bengal bittergourd curries are very popular. The big bittergourds are called korola the small ones are called ucche. They are boiled and curry is made out of them by adding potatoes and peas. The curry can be eaten with rice...

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I dont think food value of a vegetable can be replaced by a supplement

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 11 Nov 24

Vegetables in India have different food value. Spinach has a lot of vitamins. Bittergourd are very good for people with diabetes. I dont think any supplement in the form of tablets can reproduce the food value of the vegetable....

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The bittergourd farms are amazing.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 5 Jun 24

The bittergourd plantations are lovely. In the countryside macha is created of small covering. The bittergourd which is called karela in hindi and ucche in bengali grow from the top of the branches to the bottom. They are watery...

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Today I had yellow dal bittergourd curry and rice

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 4 Jun 24

Today I had yellow dal bittergourd curry and rice. The dal is called biuli dal. it is one of the popular lentils. Bittergourd is called uche in bengali and karela in hindi. The curry has potatoes also. the food is eaten with rice

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Bittergourd curry is a delicious food

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 12 May 24

Yesterday I had bittergourd curry with rice. Bittergourd is called ucche in bengali and karela in hindi. It is good for health. Some bengalies eat it in boiled form. When it is made into curry potato and drumstick can be added to...

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Today I had beans curry and bittergourd curry.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 10 Feb 24

Today I had beans curry with potatoes and rice. I also had bittergourd curry. Bittergourd is called carela in hindi and bengali. In bengali we also call it ucche. It has bitter taste but it is very good for the liver. The dish is...

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Today I had shukto and rice.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 12 Dec 23

Shukto is a food of bengal eaten with vegetables. The vegetables include bittergourd, drumstick or data, brinjal, raw banana and radish in winter. These vegetables grow well in winter. It is a light dish and there is a lot of food...

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Today I had bittergourd curry and masoor dal and rice

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 12 Dec 23

Today I had bittergourd curry and masoor dal and rice. Bittergourd has a bitter taste and is called ucche in bengali and carela in hindi. Potatoes are added in the curry. Masoor dal is one of the popular lentils in India. It is...

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Thanks to mylot.... Bittergourd on their plate

Arunima Singh @arunima25 (93194) • Bangalore, India 4 Jan 21

There are a lot of things that I have to thank Mylot for. A wonderful community, a great place to learn and share and definitely earn some money doing so. And it has been a great site to...

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Can you see it ?.

Icydoll @Icydoll (36713) • India 13 Apr 18

Hi Everyone..Hope all are enjoying weekend. I would like to share a picture of our garden.So many friends here asking about bitter gourd.We are growing it in our garden, actually I don't like it's taste,@Kavinitu you have asked to...

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How can we removed the bitter taste of bittergourd?

achinthya @achinthya (1216) • India 14 Feb 09

I like this vegetable (bittergourd)but I don't know how to remove the bitter taste from it.Can you suggest some tips?

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bittergourd (ampalaya), how do you like it?

gypsygoth @gypsygoth (244) • Philippines 13 Jul 07

in the philippines we often use it as an ingredient to some of our stirfried dishes and sometimes they pickle it up as a good side dish for fried foods. it has also been used as a therapeutic tea to lower down diabetes too....

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Wonders of Bittergourd: Myth or Fact?

neo_apocalypse @neo_apocalypse (344) • Philippines 17 Jan 07

These days, I am seeing lots of brands food supplements having bitergourd as main ingredient. I said to cure diabetes. Can someone please tell me if it is true or half-true or ally lies. Please share your insight. Thank you so...

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