spiny gourd quarters are slow roasted in spices which bring out the flavor of the vegetable. It has a meaty texture and a unique flavor and makes a good side with rice and rasam or pappu pulusu.http://www.vahrehvah.com/spiny-gourd-onion-tomato-fryIngredients:Spiny Gourd (Aa kakarakaya) 200 gOil 1 tbMustard seeds ¼ tsCumin seeds ¼ tsGarlic crushed 5 clovesOnions 2 nSaltTurmericTomatoes 2 nChilly powder 1 tsCumin powder ½ tsCoriander powder 1 tsCoriander chopped 1 b First take spiny gourd (Aa kakarakaya) fry in the hot oil, keep it aside. Pour some oil in the pan, when oil is hot add mustard seeds, when mustard seeds splutter add cumin seeds, crush garlic, slices of onions, salt, sauté it for a minute then add turmeric, chopped tomato, chilly powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, mix it well cook for 2 minutes then add spiny Gourd put the lid on and let it cook for some time, then add chopped coriander.Serve this with chapathi. http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=vahchefhttps://www.facebook.com/VahChef.SanjayThumma?ref=hlyou can find detailed recipes at my website and also find many videos with recipes at http://www.vahrehvah.com/ simple easy and quick recipes and videos of Indian Pakistani and Asian Oriental foods "Reach vahrehvah at - Website - http://www.vahrehvah.com/ Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=vahchef Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/VahChef.SanjayThumma Twitter - https://twitter.com/vahrehvah Google Plus - https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/116066497483672434459 Flickr Photo - http://www.flickr.com/photos/23301754@N03/ Linkedin - http://lnkd.in/nq25sW Picasa Photos- http://picasaweb.google.com/118141140815684791742 Stumleupon http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/vahrehvah Tumblr http://vahrehvah.tumblr.com/ Blogger - http://vahrehvah.blogspot.in/"