Cuisine: Indian
Author: EasyRecipes .
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 20 mins
Total time: 40 mins
Snake Gourd masala
- 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
- Slit open the snake gourd amp; remove the seeds.Cut it into small pieces.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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)
- 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
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