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Recipe for Snake Gourd
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 25 mins
Ingredients
- Snake gourd/Padavala Kayi- 1 medium sized
- Grated coconut- 3 tsp
- Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
- Red chilli – 1 no.
- Jaggery – 1 small size
- Salt to taste
- Turmeric powder- A pinch
For seasoning
- Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
- Urad dal- 1/2 tsp
- Curry leaves- few
- Red chilli- 1
- Oil- 2 tsp
Instructions
Preparation
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Wash and chop Snake gourd/Paduvala Kayi in to small square pieces.
Method
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Heat oil in a pan or Kadai, add mustard seeds when it starts spluttering add urad dal, broken red chilli and curry leaves.
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When urad dal turns brown, add chopped Snake gourd pieces and little water. Stir it for few seconds.
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Now add turmeric powder, jaggery and salt. Cover it with a lid. Let it cook for some time in low flame.
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Grind coconut, red chilli and cumin seeds coarsely without adding water.
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Once the Snake gourd is well cooked, add grounded coconut masala to this.
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Mix well and switch off the flame.
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This Snake gourd Palya goes very well with steamed rice or it can be served as accompaniment with Udupi rasam and rice combination.
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