Snake Gourd masala
Cuisine: Indian
Author: EasyRecipes .
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 20 mins
Total time: 40 mins
Snake Gourd masala
Ingredients
  • Salt To Taste
  • curry leaves(chopped) few
  • Green chillies few
  • Hing(optional) Pinch
  • Turmeric ½ Teaspoons
  • Onion(chopped) ½ Cup
  • Cumin seeds 1 Teaspoons
  • Mustard seeds 1 Teaspoons
  • Red chilli few
  • Chana dal ½ Cup
  • Snake Gourd 1 Large
  • Gun powder 1 Tablespoons
Instructions
  1. Slit open the snake gourd amp; remove the seeds.Cut it into small pieces.
  2. Along with this boil chana dal till its partially cooked.After its half-cooked add snake gourd amp; pinch of salt.Allow it to boil till the gourd is tender amp; cooked.
  3. On the other side,take a non stick pan amp; put oil in it.When it is hot add red chillies,mustard seeds,cumin seeds amp; onions.Add turmeric,hing(optional),green chillies,chopped curry leaves amp; saute all well.
  4. Once chana amp; gourd mixture is ¾ cooked add it to the tempering in the pan . Toss it till remaining water evaporates.Once it becomes a dry mixture add the gunpowder of your choice . (Note:-Chana dal shouldnot get mashed during the boiling process amp; any excess of water in the mixture should be strained out before adding to the tempering)
  5. Toss the mixture well.Add salt (if required) 6.Serve it with rotis/rice.
Recipe by Mithila.net at http://www.mithila.net/veg-recipes/snake-gourd-masala-12927.html