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May 16, 2012

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






May 13, 2012

The Kerala Kitchen April 2012 - Event roundup

Thank you everyone for participating in the Kerala Kitchen event. I really enjoyed hosting the event and loved all the recipes that were sent to the event. Thank you, Rose for giving me the opportunity to host the event. So here are the yummy dishes for the roundup...

BREAKFAST


Uthappams by Rajani.


Ragi Idly and Tomato Garlic chutney by Jaleela

Onion Uthappam from Chandrani



Wheat pleated porotta by Faseela



A complete Breakfast platter by Rajani.Being a lazy cook, I can only dream of making such a wholesome breakfast.


PICKLES, CHUTNEYS  AND PODI



Mango pickle by Misha




                                                



                                           


                                                 
  THORANS AND STIR FRIES

Broccoli thoran by Julie



Carrot Cauliflower thoran by Reshmi Thomas




Mathanga thoran by Suja Manoj


Vazhakka thoran by Roshni












SIDE DISHES

Avial by Roshni



Channa Dal by Roshni


                                                     Pumpkin mango pachadi by Rosh







Manga pachadi by Kaveri




Olan by Prathibha Sreejith





Puli inji by Prathibha Sreejith


Puli inji by Misha




                                                                      Puli inji by Sobha



CURRIES

Parippu kari by Roshni


Kadala curry by Roshni Chandrasekhar


                                                       Moong gram stew by Reshmi



                                                            Drumstick curry by Rathai



                                                      Orange peel pulikachal by Kaveri



                                                    Muringakaya curry by Suja Manoj



Tiffin sambar by Rajani


Lemon rasam by Roshni


Coconut rice by Sona


A traditional sadya by Rajani


EGG & NON-VEG

Special egg roast by Faseela





Fish fry by Reshmi Thomas


Squid thoran by Faseela


Fish molee by Nisa Homey


Fish curry by Amina





Chemmeen achar by Julie 






Chicken potato stew by Follow Foodie


Chicken handi by Rashida Shaik








Beef fry by Faseela



Erachi choru by Faseela



SNACKS AND DESSERTS



                                                    Ari unda and Ellu unda by Faseela





                                               Cake rusk and Rice burfi by Faseela


Sukhiyan by Swathi


                                          Kozhukatta /Steamed Rice dumplings by Julie


Pazham pori by Roshni


Sukiyan by Reshmi

Uzhunnu vada by Julie


Vattayappam by Sobha


Ari payasam by Faseela


Semiya Ice by  Faseela




Mint tea by Faseela


Ginger mint tea by Jaleela



THANK YOU all for sending these yummy entries. Please feel free to display this badge on your blog...


Coming to the awards...

Top contributor award goes to Faseela Noushad for contributing 17 recipes to the event. 


Now for the next two awards of Best Dish and Best Pic. It was really very difficult to choose the best one, because there are a lot of entries that qualify. Here are the winners...

Best Dish award goes to Nisa Homey's Fish Molee recipe. Fish molee is a traditional kerala recipe which is often paired with appam or bread. Her post is well explained with stepwise pictures.


Best Pic award goes to Roshni's Pazham pori, the favourite tea time snack of malayalees around the world.



Congrats to all winner and thanks everybody for participating

Jehanne is hosting this month's Kerala Kitchen event. Rush in your entries to her..