Monday 4 May 2015

Simple Snake gourd Stew


   
       Simple snakegourd Stew:
          This is a South Indian receipe which is common in most of the houses. It goes well with steamed rice.This is made of vegetables and lentiles and are semi-soild in consistency i.e less aqueous than sambar.
                              

Preparation time : 10 mins

Cooking time : 30 mins


Ingredients :


·        Snakegourd – 1

·        Tur dal +  Moong dal – 1 cup
·        Onion – 1 small (finely chopped)

·        sambar powder – 2 ½ spoon
·        Salt as required

·        Curry leaves and corainder leaves


For tempering :

·        Oil – 1 spoon
·        Mustard seeds – ¼ spn
·        Urad dal – ¼ spn
·        Asafetida – ¼ spn
Preparation :

·        Wash and cut the snakegourd length wise ,remove the seeds from inside and then slice it thinly.


·        Pressure cook the dals with enough water for 3 whistles and keep it aside.

·        Grind  coconut along with khus khus and sombu into a fine paste.

Method :

·        Heat oil in a pan add asafoetida and mustard seeds and let it crackle.

·        Add urad dhal and fry it becomes golden brown.

·        Then add chopped onion and sauté it well.

·        Add cooked dal into it.
·        Add sambar powder ,salt keep it in a low flame till raw smell goes off.
·        Then add chopped snakegourd with enough water.cover it with lid.
·        Cook it till it becomes soft.
·        At last add the grinded paste and mix well .Adjust the salt if required.
·        Simmer for another 5 mins and off flame …Done!

·        Garnish with curry and coriander leaves.
                            


                      


Snakegourd stew is ready..serve hot with rice .. J
                         
  

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