My girlfriend bought an indian vegetable called a Dudhi (I think), it's green and shaped similar to a mango. Neither of us know what to do with it, I don't even know why she bought it.

Can we just chop it up and add it to a vegetable curry? Does it require any type of preperation first or not. Help. She's likes unusal things, hence the fact she's with me.

Thanks Mamta.

You obviously have a computer, use google for dudhi, like I have done and follow this link http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061129155147AASLXF8

Dudhi is called Lauki in Hindi and Bottle gourd in English. Dudhi is it's Gujrati name. It has numerous names. It is a little like a courgette, only firmer in texture and sweeter. You can do pretty much what you do with a courgette or a marrow.

If you search for Lauki recipes on this site, you will find many.

Mamta

If you use the search option on this site you will find plenty of recipes for gourds !

Bottle Gourd Curry (with picture)

Bottle gourd curry with lentil dumplings(with picture)

Bottle Gourd Koftae Curry

Bottle Gourd Milk Pudding(with picture)

Bottle Gourd Muthia or Pator

Bottle Gourd Paratha or Dhebra (Flat Bread)(with picture)

and several others, please take a look for yourself,

Hope this helps

Steve

ah beat me to it !... lol

by the way the pictures are great and are spreading all over now !.... I remember a time when there were few pictures at all !

Steve

Hello Steve

I still have about 50 left, I am posting them slowly. I need a lot more though. I am hoping that some people will send me pictures :-), when they cook anything from this site.

Mamta

I wonder if you could add something on the recipe page in big bright lights asking for photos ?

maybe a picture showing a photo of food being taken with something like "get your photos of this dish added to the recipe" around it ? Have it on all the recipes with no photos ?

Steve

I will ask Kave and Pete when they return. thanks for the suggestion, good thinking :-).

Mamta

I'm sure it must be possible to add it to the page as a standard picture and then replace it with the newly aquired photos when you take them or people send them in !

Steve