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