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Snake Gourd Dal Curry

Padavalanga Parippu Curry

Ingredients:

Snake gourd -1\2 kg
Toor dal -1\2 cup
Grated coconut -1\2 cup
Green chillies -4
Turmeric powder -1\2 tsp
Cumin seeds -1\4 tsp
Water -2 cups
Salt -to taste

For Tempering:

Mustard seeds -1 tsp
Small onions -4 sliced
Dry red chillies -3 broken
Curry leaves -1 sprig
Oil -1 tbsp

Method:

Scrape the skin of the snake gourd and remove the seeds. Wash it and chop into small pieces. Wash the dal and put it into a pressure cooker. Add the chopped snake gourd and pour 2 cups of water. Add salt and cook for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, grind the coconut, green chillies, turmeric powder and cumin seeds to a fine paste. Open the lid of the cooker and add the ground coconut paste. Add water if the curry is too thick. Keep it on a medium flame and boil it for about 2 minutes. Put off the flame. Heat oil in a small pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add the small onions, dry red chillies and curry leaves. Fry till the onions turn light brown. Put off the fire and add the tempering to the curry. Mix well and serve hot with rice.

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Lissie: A daughter, wife, mother, sister, and a mother-in-law. A post graduate, housewife, business woman and a missionary.
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View Comments (17)

  • Never tried Snakegourd with dal... it looks wonderful! I always make it with milk... learnt a new recipe :)
    Thanks for sharing!

  • Lissie you are always posting my favourite curries.
    When ever i go back home i ask my mom to make this Padavalanga dish as i love them. I eat them with rice and the curry and a little pickle. DELICIOUS
    Pity i don't get padavalanga here otherwise i would make them as my daughter also love this dish

  • Hey Lissie...Great looking dish...never made this before....after seeing this,wud like to give it a shot :-)

  • lissie..lissie...glad to see our naadan kerala dishes shining in the blog sphere!!1

  • Sorry I hadnt bloghopped past week..
    ,,,and back to see you with 3 new posts!!Wow!!

    Do you read my mind..my favourites??
    Love mutton curry and paneer gravy..
    Not a big fan of padavalam..but love the Kerala curyy!!

    Great selection of recipes..

  • ohhh lovely dear...havent tried snakegourd n dal combo yet... sounds delicious....i make the same with bottlegourd...

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