Bitter Gourd sauted in Coconut Gravy/ Karathe Puddi Sagle

Bitter Gourd is available here all round the year and are always very fresh. I get those very frequently. There are couple of recipes which I prepare often. Most of the recipes are either from my aunt who is very fond of bitter gourd or my MIL. This recipe is from my MIL.

Preparing this is time consuming. Definitely worth trying !

Fried Ladies Finger in yogurt/ Bhindi Gojju

During our childhood we used to have more of gojju, kadi, rasam, upkari etc for lunch and dinner than ghasi or any other coconut dishes. This was my grand-mom's one of "eating healthy" rule. Even today I prefer non-coconut food more than our authentic konkani "masla randhai" (food which has coconut).

Last week I saw really fresh bhindi which were irresistible. I picked very few of them without any specific recipe in my mind. Well I am glad I bought those. Just prepared simple gojju which my grand-mom used to prepare. I relished it for couple of days. I must mention anything prepared with yogurt or butter milk is delectable for me :).

Steamed Rice Patties/ Ramdhan

When I first heard the word "ramdhan" from my husband I really didnt know what does this mean. When he explained me how to prepare this I realised we call this as "sanan". Luckily we found banana leaf during Ganesha Festival in Coconut Hill (Indian Grocery Store).The ingredients are very similar to idly but what makes this special is the aroma of banana leaf. This goes best with chutney.