tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post5168465730665970396..comments2024-03-09T12:02:25.997+05:30Comments on When My Soup Came Alive: LessWord Wednesdaysrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03243944393796831559noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-68739374598210649402011-04-18T17:20:23.331+05:302011-04-18T17:20:23.331+05:30they are so cute!! I have never seen baby bitter g...they are so cute!! I have never seen baby bitter gourds but have just made some of the adult ones LOL! Love bitter gourds!Sweet Artichokehttp://sweetartihcoke.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-47683211087199915432011-04-08T22:06:45.513+05:302011-04-08T22:06:45.513+05:30Sra,
Coming here after a long time..wordless wedne...Sra,<br />Coming here after a long time..wordless wednesday or less word wednesday you always keep us occupied with your post titles <br />:-)..and we call these baby bittergourd "uche" in Bengali..though I am myself not a great fan of Karela but just for health reasons I dont mind..hugs and smilesJaya Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15474786799687276472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-16871068506570076642011-04-08T15:56:52.840+05:302011-04-08T15:56:52.840+05:30Hello there,Thank you for the great quality of you...Hello there,Thank you for the great quality of your blog, each time i come here, i’m amazed.<br /><br />-Kathy<br />healthandwellnessconsultants.comkathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11805495596612413676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-57565102218650757222011-04-08T07:18:15.237+05:302011-04-08T07:18:15.237+05:30We call this baby bittergourd, ban-karaila. I have...We call this baby bittergourd, ban-karaila. I have not seen that variety here in Barbados only in Guyana and you don't get it all the time.<br /><br />I like the way you cook yours.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565340772467109199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-42380280327968400962011-04-08T04:14:03.678+05:302011-04-08T04:14:03.678+05:30first time I have heard of them or seen them, who ...first time I have heard of them or seen them, who knew?tomhttp://www.morethanpepper.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-28247655129092548742011-04-05T22:44:35.868+05:302011-04-05T22:44:35.868+05:30I am sitting here trying to imagine what they tast...I am sitting here trying to imagine what they taste like: I am intrigued by their look.Simonahttp://briciole.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-79314948225687523472011-04-04T07:23:08.998+05:302011-04-04T07:23:08.998+05:30I'm with Laavanya; I miss them, too, although ...I'm with Laavanya; I miss them, too, although I've never had them. Love bitter anything. I need to make the rounds to the more remote greengrocers for specialties like these.<br /><br />Thanks for your WHB recipe, Sra.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970742141705361136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-16747333759389843962011-04-02T20:00:39.526+05:302011-04-02T20:00:39.526+05:30And Aqua, I'm glad you noticed the pun!And Aqua, I'm glad you noticed the pun!srahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243944393796831559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-64845935600994334232011-04-02T19:54:08.269+05:302011-04-02T19:54:08.269+05:30Bong Mom, yeah, boiling them in tamarind juice and...Bong Mom, yeah, boiling them in tamarind juice and salt removes most of the bitternesssrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243944393796831559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-27958225089908403522011-04-02T19:53:43.631+05:302011-04-02T19:53:43.631+05:30Joanne, I think they're seasonal here
Aqua, i ...Joanne, I think they're seasonal here<br />Aqua, i know exactly what you mean - I always try them thinking I will like them but always find them bitter despite my open-mindedness, but this time I went for it myself, and they didn't disappointsrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243944393796831559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-76928427387169346222011-04-01T21:48:22.623+05:302011-04-01T21:48:22.623+05:30Not bittery...why boiling with salt water & ta...Not bittery...why boiling with salt water & tam ?BongMomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-64375796924336891542011-04-01T17:00:31.649+05:302011-04-01T17:00:31.649+05:30Oh and I simply loved the title of this post. Only...Oh and I simply loved the title of this post. Only you can come up with it!suvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16290863434143816214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-23769467921102184082011-04-01T16:59:52.993+05:302011-04-01T16:59:52.993+05:30I don't think I like bittergourds - I dont eat...I don't think I like bittergourds - I dont eat them because I think I won't like them and so I don't eat them, but somehow, your b'gourds are making me salivate. No seriously they are. I know how weird my comment must sound!suvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16290863434143816214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-60962699604576780472011-03-31T17:26:36.249+05:302011-03-31T17:26:36.249+05:30I've never seen bitter gourds this small! Too...I've never seen bitter gourds this small! Too cute.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133232352924060797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-54615564140029670332011-03-31T08:57:44.574+05:302011-03-31T08:57:44.574+05:30Laavanya, Shammi, what do I say? I'm not a fan...Laavanya, Shammi, what do I say? I'm not a fan of bittergourd but I can down it with some difficulty for health reasons, with a good bit of jaggery thrown in!<br />Lata, let us know how you made it.<br />Sanjeeta, I don't cook them usually as I'm the only one who eats but this was the first time I was trying the small one<br />Mandira, I boiled them in tamarind and salt and they were still a little bitter - I don't eat the big one very often so I really can't say!srahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243944393796831559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-89369410466020992332011-03-31T01:21:13.839+05:302011-03-31T01:21:13.839+05:30are these less bitter by any chance? they look so ...are these less bitter by any chance? they look so tender.Mandirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00626963378027285069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-9893519429640613482011-03-30T15:43:31.564+05:302011-03-30T15:43:31.564+05:30Have used them in Sambhar, but this one looks anot...Have used them in Sambhar, but this one looks another good option, Sra. What do you do with the big seeds in some of the bitter gourds?Sanjeeta kkhttp://litebite.innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-66434890917127721692011-03-30T15:27:28.912+05:302011-03-30T15:27:28.912+05:30I do not get these bittergourds but I am planning ...I do not get these bittergourds but I am planning to try the recipe with the tender ones I get here!lata rajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06191406327573400432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-41835604255225739972011-03-30T14:58:46.520+05:302011-03-30T14:58:46.520+05:30Baby bittergourds... sigh. It's just about pos...Baby bittergourds... sigh. It's just about possible to lay my hands on their parents, or possibly grandparents even... but the babies are definitely beyond reach :( Lucky you! They look EDIRABLE (edible + adorable) :)Shammihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07905000396589717457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-28128961091842513142011-03-30T07:03:31.882+05:302011-03-30T07:03:31.882+05:30Baby bittergourds - i miss them...Baby bittergourds - i miss them...Laavanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778057550064849231noreply@blogger.com