Ingredients:
Snake gourd/Padavalanga/Padwal - 1 medium
Chana dal - 1/4 cup
Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Shallots/Sambar onion - 4 or 5, peeled and sliced thin
Green chillies - 2, slit
Curry leaves - a small sprig
Salt to taste
To grind
Grated coconut - 3 to 4 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Garlic - 1 or 2 cloves
Green chillies - 1
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Preparation:
1. Pressure cook the chana dal with just enough water to cook for 1 or 2 whistles. The dal should be 3/4th cooked.
2. Rub the peel off the snakegourd, and chop it into cubes.
3. Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add onions, green chillies ad curry leaves and saute till onions start turning brown.
4. Add the cooked dal and the snake gourd and combine well. Add enough salt and cover and cook for few minutes till gourd is cooked.
5. Grind the coconut and other ingredients coarsely without adding water. Add this to the cooked dal and gourd and mix well. Stir fry for a minute.
Serve with rice or roti.
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simple and delicious...
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ReplyDeleteMy favorite combo,my mom makes this..evide fresh padavalanga kitunilla..
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Loved this thoran,back in India..here I hardly find these!
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lovely thoran, nice recipe Ramya :-)
ReplyDeleteExcellent and super delicious thoran.
ReplyDeletehi ramya, i love this snake gourd dish, must try your style and add grated coconut... mmmmmm have a nice day
ReplyDeletewow luv this...yum yum...
ReplyDeleteLove this curry, it's been a long time since I had this..
ReplyDeleteThoran looks yum..
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interesting recipe!....will try it out soon.
ReplyDeleteLove this delicious comfort food, lovely click.
ReplyDeleteHealthy n delicious recipe.
ReplyDeletehealthy n lovely thoran....my fav too...
ReplyDeleteI have not eaten padavanga in ages... now i want it :-( Yummm
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That's an simple recipe with snake gourd......looks yum....
ReplyDeletethat is a simple n delicious stir fry !!!!loved it !!!!
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interesting recipe...looks delicious...
ReplyDeleteHealthy and simple recipe..Looks delicious too
ReplyDeletejust what i was looking for Ramya.....thanks for sharing.
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ReplyDeletemy mom makes this combo regularly and your platter's made me nostalgic; good one !
ReplyDeletehi ramya, yes, i would like to try this snake gourd with dhal- never use dhal for my gourd dishes before.
ReplyDeleteAwesome recipe...
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omg...this is absolutely delicious..:)
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healthy n nice combo!!BTW Iam back 2 blogging dear.sorry 2 informing late..
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I prepare snake ground fry and dal fry, but its combination I never ever try before I seen your post, thanks for this food guide.
ReplyDeleteLooks so tempting:)
ReplyDeleteHi! your post is awesome, I like traditional indisk mad (Indian Food) can you suggest me about it? I want traditional Indian food list plz help me. Thanks
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