Uchhe/Korola-Kumro Bhaja—spring recipe of bitter gourd & pumpkin—Bengali vegetable recipe

Uchhe-kumro bhaja, or bitter gourd stir-fried with pumpkin, is an appetiser that is eaten mixed with a spoon of rice before the Bengali lunch begins. This uchhe or korola kumro bhaja is one of the easier ‘teto’ dishes to start with when introducing someone to bitters for the first time, since uchhe is not as bitter as, say, neem leaves, and the sweetness of pumpkin makes the bitterness less noticeable.

This ‘teto’ course is very important to a Bengali lunch, specially in the spring when the season changes from cold and dry to hot and humid, and bitters are believed to keep infections away. Irrespective of whether the health reasons are true or not, Bengalis love their bitters.

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