Went to the Shah’s last night for dinner and got rightly stuffed on bitter melon, undhiyu, beet salad, tuvar dal, paratha, masala bhakhari, rice, and chhaas – a buttermilk drink. For dessert, we had ever so yummy falooda. The bitter melon was a special request of mine, typically it is only enjoyed by old people, guess I’m one of them now. And although it would primarily be eaten by Rinku and Krupesh’s mom, Caroline, Purvi, and me, they took the time to make this specialty for me. I enjoy this so much, I asked the Shah’s mom and Purvi to teach me how to make this dish. So here on Saturday at midday, I came over the house with two pounds of bitter melon and we got to work removing seeds, chopping, teaching me the ones I should have chosen, cutting onion and finally cooking this bitter dish with some mustard seed, turmeric, chili powder, and jaggery. How did it turn out? Bitter and spicy, just the way I like it.