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Lau die tetor daal/ Moong daal with bottle gourd and bitter gourd

Lau die tetor daal/ Moong daal with bottle gourd and bitter gourd

Tetor daal is cooked in many Bengali households mostly during summer. This is because, bitter gourds are available in summer and this daal is very soothing for the stomach when it is hot outside. With winter approaching this was my last tetor daal of the 

Lau r Shukto (Bottle gourd in mustard sauce)

Lau r Shukto (Bottle gourd in mustard sauce)

This is how it was called by my grand-mother. No, there is no bitter gourd or plantain in this shukto. Shukto is actually a summer dish. While it is raining all over in India at this time, particularly in my hometown, it is quiet hot