Comments on: Akakarakaya Vepudu ~ Teasel Gourd Stir fry

By: gaurav

gaurav — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 05:17:35 +0000

hi. it vegtable name in uttar pradesh “KAKORA”.

By: Harsha

Harsha — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:04:59 +0000

Hi Sailu,
Thanks for ur blog… its very useful..nice recipes.. I have asked my mama to try some.. by the way can you post Panasa Pottu Koora.. plz…..
-Harsha

By: neelima

neelima — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:22:09 +0000

hi sailu
recently my friend introduced me to this vegetable.she gave me two different recipes and i tried them.they r different from yours.i found that this vegetable is bitter sometimes.is there any way to find out which ones are bitter?

By: shailaja

shailaja — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:55:47 +0000

hi sailu,
This is a veggie which i tried last night for the first time and the entire family liked it. thanks for introducing us to a new veggie. Do u by chance know any of its nutritive values.
thanks a lot and please let us know any other recipe of this vegetable
thanks and regards
shailu

By: Vasu

Vasu — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:24:56 +0000

This is one of my favorites. We do not peal the spikes though. Another way is to boil them, scoop out the inner portion (shoot and the seeds) and then stir fry with onions and spices.

Thanks
Vasu

By: Anu

Anu — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:15:31 +0000

Sailu-

Thanks for this recipe. I tried this out yesterday and must say it was yum! I used frozen of course. Wish i had fresh kantola to make this.
In konkani(GSB), this vegetable is known as ‘Phagila’. We usually deep fry this. We make a spicy mixture with red chillies, asafoetida, dhania-jeera powder(optional), salt and coat Kantola and let is sit for sometime. Then use rice flour to dust the vegetable lightly and deep fry. It is a delicacy specially during festivals. We also add this in different coconut based dry curries – gives a nice flavor!
Again, thanks for sharing this and all your different recipes!

-Anu

By: Rama

Rama — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:20:27 +0000

Hi Sailaja,

Thanks for your recipes.chala try chesanu anni baga vachayyi.Baba bless you and your family.

By: Radha

Radha — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:29:04 +0000

Hi Sailaja,

Thank you for responding with Kakarakaya pulusu. Now I realize the steps I have been missing. I will try this soon.

Regards,
R

By: kshipra

kshipra — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:59:13 +0000

Hi sailu,
These are also called murela (cousin of karela) and kakoda as far as I know.

By: Latha

Latha — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:48:50 +0000

Dear Sailaja,

Lucky me was able to find this vegetable y’day. Had checked your recipe only that morning so immediately grabbed them. We just had it for dinner. I steam-cooked the vegetables instead of frying (the first part). Also substituted sugar with jaggery. It’s an amazing dish. Thank you..