Spine gourd is a special nutritious vegetable. Nowadays it is available almost throughout the season. It is known as kakrol in Bengali, kakoda/kantola in Hindi & spine gourd in English. There are many traditional dishes prepared across the country with this vegetable. But here in West Bengal, most people prefer to make spine gourd stir fry or kakrol bhaja. Did you ever try this? [Read more…] about Simple but delicious kakrol bhaja, Bengali style spine gourd recipe