Padavalanga parippu thoran / Snake gourd and dal stir fry

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.

Events:

Kerala Kitchen - May 2012 hosted by Jehanne of The Cooking Doctor. Check the Kerala Kitchen page here

ABC Series: GOURDS hosted in my blog