A dish that doesn't need the expensive tomatoes
@aninditasen (18011)
Raurkela, India
July 13, 2023 4:22am CST
This is a dish from Bengal that doesn't need the expensive tomatoes which we can make during the rainy season. It's the snake gourd curry cooked with a paste of coconut, poppy seeds, ginger and green chilly. In the rainy season snake gourd is easily available in Bengal and in Odisha and it isn't costly too. We Bengalis usually use mustard oil to cook this dish and use mustard seeds to for garnishing. As we use coconut paste we use a little bit of sugar along with salt which makes the curry tasty. Snake gourd was my husband's favorite vegetable. Do you grow snake gourd in your country?
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@Butterfingers (66604)
• India
13 Jul 23
LOL after tomato now its turn of other veggies to get expensive and this rain won't help
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@Laurakemunto (13755)
• Kenya
13 Jul 23
Vegetables are getting expensive day after day
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@Laurakemunto (13755)
• Kenya
13 Jul 23
@Butterfingers stds of living is increasing everyday
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@aninditasen (18011)
• Raurkela, India
14 Jul 23
It might not be growing in your country as it grows well in tropical countries, especially during the rainy season.
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@aninditasen (18011)
• Raurkela, India
15 Jul 23
@CarolDM Don't you eat vegetable curry at all?
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@CarolDM (203399)
• Nashville, Tennessee
14 Jul 23
@aninditasen Curry is not a seasoning I would grow or eat.
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@aninditasen (18011)
• Raurkela, India
14 Jul 23
Might be if it's not grown in your country.
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@allknowing (153627)
• India
14 Jul 23
I have never liked snake gourd and so saving on tomatoes here (lol)
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@aninditasen (18011)
• Raurkela, India
14 Jul 23
I like it but it's not my favorite.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54186)
• United States
13 Jul 23
I’ve never heard of snake gourd. Maybe I know it by another name.
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@aninditasen (18011)
• Raurkela, India
14 Jul 23
I think you can recognize it by the picture. This is the image.
@Beestring (15376)
• Hong Kong
13 Jul 23
We have bitter gourd here. It looks like snake gourd. Are they different?
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@aninditasen (18011)
• Raurkela, India
14 Jul 23
Yes, they are different. This is the picture.
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@Marilynda1225 (88579)
• United States
13 Jul 23
Your meal looks good but I can't say that I'm familiar with snake gourd.
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@aninditasen (18011)
• Raurkela, India
14 Jul 23
I don't think so you might be familiar as it is grown mostly in India.
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@aninditasen (18011)
• Raurkela, India
13 Jul 23
No, it looks like ridged gourd but the outer skin is smooth.
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@aninditasen (18011)
• Raurkela, India
13 Jul 23
Yes, it is simple and nutritious as you need less oil.
