HI! Today
sharing a sabzi recipe and the sabzi is of Teasle gourd…….
Teasle Gourd
or Akakarakaya (Telugu) or Kakora (Hindi) are the names of this vegetable in
English, Telugu and Hindi respectively. Teasel gourd is commonly known as spiny gourd;
is an egg-shaped, yellow-ish green fruit, covered with a thick layer of soft
spines.
In Telugu it is also called as boda kakara and on the east coast of
Andhra it is called aa-kakara-kaya. In Kannada it is called mada haagala kaayi,
in Konkani, it is called phaagil/phagla. This is a
rare seasonal vegetable Kantola called in Hindi, paagila in Konkani, and mada
hagalakai or kadhu hagalakai in Kannada.
Prepartion
Heat oil add
chopped teasel gourd toss it
Add crushed
garlic flakes and green chillies toss it well; add finely chopped onion mix
well close led and cook for a while.
Add finely
chopped tomatoes mix well
Add salt,
chilli powder and turmeric powder mix well so that all spices get mixed well
and teasel gets cooked in masala.
Garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve with hot
roti.