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