Snake Gourd boiled with onion & sauteed with Roasted Gram
Friends & fellow mates, I am back from THE long vacation. Food, food & food everywhere. Savoring the chakkas & maangas & payasams (Jackfruit, Mango, & Kheer), I had a really good foodie vacation. And yes, you could say that it was this so called writer's block that took me a week after I am back, to post something new !! Or is it my lethargy or the need to clean & set up my home as it was before ;) Anyways, the reasons could be plenty, but the point is that it's been a long long time since I took a serious peep into my blog & so I am back with a vegetarian side dish :)
This is a very simple easy to make recipe with a slight twist in the climax. Who doesn't like a twist, isn't it !! Usually we add grated coconut or roughly ground peanuts at the end of a veggie stir fry. For a change, it is roasted gram this time.. Or as u may call it, pottu kadalai or udacha kadalai (chutney dal or fried gram). Taste is high & also the crunchiness. A very taste effective way to substitute your daily share of coconut, right? So shall we dive into the recipe??
I Took: 30 minutes
Serves: 2-3 portion
Recipe Source: Ma
I Used:
| Snake Gourd (Pudalangai) | - | ½ cup |
| Onion | - | 1 no (medium sized - chopped) |
| Roasted Gram (Udacha Kadalai) | - | 1 tbsp |
| Red Chilly Powder | - | 1 tsp |
| Turmeric Powder | - | ½ tsp |
| Mustard | - | ½ tsp |
| Curry leaves | - | A sprig |
| Salt | - | As Needed |
The Way:
- Clean (discard the middle soft portion) & cut snake gourd into small cubes
- Grind the udacha kadalai coarsely in a mixer/blender
- In a pressure cooker add the diced snake gourd, chopped onion, red chilly powder, turmeric powder & salt. Add a little water & mix
- Pressure cook the gourd for a whistle and release the full pressure immediately. This is to allow the gourd to cook & at the same time to prevent it from getting mashed
- In a kadai, heat up 2 tsp oil. Splutter mustard & curry leaves
- Add the cooked snake gourd to it & saute for it to become dry leaving off the excess water
- Add the coarsely ground udacha kadalai & mix well & remove from fire
Serve hot with rice & Sambar
Cheers,
Chitz