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Take over turai: Mumbai chefs share innovative, traditional recipes to make ridge gourd into tasty treats

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Updated on: 03 February,2023 09:39 AM IST  |  Mumbai
Nascimento Pinto | nascimento.pinto@mid-day.com

If you dislike ridge gourd, or turai as it is more locally known, then think again because city restaurants and home chefs will change your perception about the vegetable. From a turai fritter to a delicious gravy, there is something for everybody

Take over turai: Mumbai chefs share innovative, traditional recipes to make ridge gourd into tasty treats

Chembur-based home chef Sarada Krishnan suggests making Peerthangai Thogayal (in picture), a popular and traditional dish made with ridge gourd and eaten by the Tamil community. Photo Courtesy: Sharada Krishnan

A lot of us have grown up eating different kinds of gourds but it is understandably not a favourite for many, especially with the likes of bitter gourd (karela). While the vegetable is made uniquely in different cuisines by communities around India, many still have a difficult relationship with it. 

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