When I first saw ridge gourd in the supermarkets near me, I decided to skip the vegetable. It is ridged and long and was a strange vegetable to me. And then I chanced upon this this recipe for ridge gourd chutney. I completely changed my mind and ridge gourd is one of my favorite vegetables now. Ridge gourd is called peechinga in Malayalam, turai in Hindi and beerakaya in Telugu.
I have been making this recipe for many years now and it always comes out good. If you have never tried it, do try the quick and easy ridge gourd chutney/beerakaya pachadi.
Mushroom Masala/ Koon curry
By Indu
Mushroom, according to me, looks so unassuming and plain that it is hard to imagine making an amazing dish with it. But as you know, it is so easy to process and cook that it can quickly produce a flavorful recipe like this Mushroom masala or Kadai Mushroom.
About mushrooms
Mushrooms come in many different varieties , the most common being the Agaricus bisporus or the common white button mushroom and innumerable special varieties like portabello, porcini, cremini, shitake etc. The button mushroom is mild in its flavor and low in protein content. Many other mushrooms like portabella have higher amounts of protein and more meaty flavor and is commonly used as a meat substitute. Maybe that is why many strict vegetarians do not eat mushrooms.
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