The snake gourd (chichinda), also known as Chinese cucumber, occupies an important place among vegetables in India.It is more nutritious.It creates a cooling effect and it is the best tonic for heart.This recipie is the most healthy one as it has dal,snakegourd with little spice and tastes diffrent and good too.
valueIngredients:
Snake gourd/Pudallagai-1/2 kg
Moong dal-1/2 cup
Small Onion-10
Tomato-1(small)
Turmeric Powder-1/4 tsp
Salt-Required
Water-Requires
To grind:
Cocunut-3 tsp
Feenal Seeds-1 tsp
Pottukadallai-1 tsp
Green chillies-4
To season:
Mustard Seeds-1 tsp
Urad dal-1 tsp
Curry leaves-little
Preparation:
1. Chop Snake Gourd in to pieces.chop the oions and tomato too.
2. Cook Moong dhal,snake gourd,onio,tomato with 4 cups of water,salt required in a pressure cooker vessel for 1 whistle.Keep aside to let the pressure release.
3. Fry the items given in “To Grind” Section for 2 minutes.
Note:Add coconut once before you switch the stove.dont over fry it,as oil squeeses out if you does that.
4. Grind this into fine paste.
5. In a seperate pan,In 1 tsp of oil season the items given in "To Season".
6.Now add the aldready cooked dal,sakegourd in the pressure cooker along with 1 cup of water(if the mixture in the cooker is thick add water,else dont).
7. Leaave it in boiling stage until bubbles out.then add the grinded mixture to it.
8. Let them boil for a minute.switch off the fire by garnishing with little bit corriondar leaves and serve hot.
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