Snake gourd @ the Sunday Market

That's my son Pradyumna holding out a 6 ft long Snake Gourd at the Sunday veggi market at Yousufguda Checkpost.

Interesting vegetable; imparts a flavor some will desist as being just too bland and not doing much. But one of the best I like is the Snake ground Raitha - you pressure cook Snake gourd, add it to basic tadka (mustard, hing, red chillies and curry leaves) and add salt & yogurt on cooling - serve chilled - you will love it !

Red Guava in Mysore

Just clicked it after carving it out with a knife - looked like a flower !

Rajma, Pulao and Sitaphal Dessert

Typical vegetable pulao, Rajma, Raitha and tomato dal along with a dish we tried - Sitaphal ice cream.

Sitaphal (Custard Apple) is a very difficult fruit to eat (simply because of its seeds) but the flavor is just so awesome that you simply cannot ignore it. To make the home made icecream, I scooped out all the fruit from about 3 ripe custard apples in to a bowl, added a glass of milk and beat it vigorously and strained out the seeds to just get the pulp. Put it in a blender with some sugar and froze it. Could have been made creamer; but decided to keep it healthy !

Hummus & Pita Bread

Made simple Hummus - soaked Chickpeas overnight and grinding it with Olive oil, lemon, roasted sesame seeds and lemon juice.  Got Pita bread from a local grocery store.