Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, south indian style- snake gourd with lentils. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
South Indian Style- Snake Gourd with Lentils is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. South Indian Style- Snake Gourd with Lentils is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
Snake gourd masala is a simple south Indian side dish. Snake gourd or Podalangai or Potlakaya and channa dal (lentil) seasoned with aromatic Indian spices. Snake gourd with lentils (podalangai kootu) is common in many Indian homes but different cooks have their preferred dhal to make this dish.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook south indian style- snake gourd with lentils using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make South Indian Style- Snake Gourd with Lentils:
- Make ready 2 cups snake goard, peeled and chopped small
- Make ready 1/4 cup chana dal, soaked for 30 minutes
- Prepare 1 onion finely chopped
- Prepare 1 chopped tomato (optional)
- Prepare 2 green chillies
- Prepare 1 sprig Curry leaves
- Prepare 1 tbsp chopped ginger
- Get 1 tsp mustard seeds
- Make ready 2 pinches asafoetida
- Take 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- Make ready to taste Salt
- Take 3 tbsp coconut oil
- Get For grinding:
- Get 1/4 cup fresh grated coconut
- Make ready 1 tsp cumin seeds
- Get 1/2 tsp whole black pepper
- Prepare 2 dry red chillies
- Make ready 1 sprig curry leaves
Pudalangai Milagu Kootu Recipe - South Indian Snake Gourd Curry. Chettinad Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu (Steamed Lentil Balls Cooked in a Tangy Curry) Recipe. Snake Gourd Recipe with step by step photos - Simplicity at its best is this healthy sabzi made with snake gourd and chana dal. So I do make different recipes with gourds at times.
Instructions to make South Indian Style- Snake Gourd with Lentils:
- In a pan heat up 2 tbsp coconut oil, add mustard seeds when it splutter add asafoetida, chopped ginger, onion, green and curry leaves.
- Add chopped tomato.
- Fry just for a few minutes, soaked and drained chana dal. Cover and simmer.
- When dal is half cooked add turmeric powder and chopped snake gourds along with the salt. Cook on medium heat with the lid on.
- Grind the ingredients given for grinding into a fine paste.
- When snake gourd is cooked add the coconut-spice paste, mix well.
- Cook for another few minutes. Switch off the flame, drizzle remaining coconut oil on top.
- Ready to serve
Sometimes I make a sabzi or bhaji with them and at times I make sambar or any curry with them. I was so restless but did so many things which I will never do, if I had net connection. Well, today I am sharing a simple South Indian kootu recipe which is very common in my house. Snake gourd is found wild in South and Southeast Asia including Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Malaysia and Southern China. Snake gourd is loaded with various nutrients which provide numerous health benefits.
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