TENDER SNAKE GOURD SEEDS AND PULP PACHADI/RAITA/TAMBULI.

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TAMBULI
Ingredients:Pulp and seeds of snake gourd,2 chillies, 2tbsp of coconut,1-2 sprigs of coriander, 1/2 tsp  of mustard,1/2 tsp of cumin,salt to taste.3-4Tbsp of Yoghurt.
In a pan add 1 tsp of oil and crackle mustard and cumin and add the seeds and pulp and saute for 5-6 min and add the chilli coriander and fry for 2-3 min and finally add the coconut.mix well and switch of the heat.Grind it in a mixer ,add salt. when it is cool add yogurt to it.Eat it like raita.

SNAKE GOURD STIRFRY/PODLANGAI CURRY/PADAVALKAI PALLYA-2

Please cook this curry following the instructions of Snake gourd curry as in  method one.
Here You can cook 100-150 gms of Thur dhal or Masoor dhal Or Mungdhal and add it to the curry.
You can grind  green chillies to taste, coriander leaves, and coconut and mix to the curry.
Cook for 2-3 minutes after adding the ground masala.
As Dhal and ground masala are added it is like a gravy curry.

Serve it hot with Rice or Roti.

SNAKE GOURD STIRFRY/PODLANGAI CURRY/PADAVALKAI PALLYA-!

Cut the snake gourd into half.Remove the seeds and soft pulp inside.If it is tender, don't throw away the seeds and pulp  you can make pachadi out of it.

cut the halved snakegourd into small slices .It will look like it as in the picture above.

Ingredients: Half kilo snake gourd,half  Tsp mustard grains,1Tsp Bengal gram/channadhal, 1 T sp black gram/urad dhal.

pinch of hing,7-8 curry leaves,2 red chillies,2-3 spoons of oil for frying.2-3 tsp of desicated coconut.

Method1:In a non-stick pan add 2-3 tsp of oil and heat it. Add,mustard seed, hing, channa dhal, urad dhal,wait until the mustard crackles and the dhals turn golden brown, now add curry leaves and red chillies broken into pieces.mix once and add the cut snake gourd. Mix well and add 1/4 cup of water and let it cook for 8-10 minutes.

Mix well and add salt to taste and cook for few more minutes until done.Now add the desicated coconut.Mix once and switch of the heat.

You can serve this as a side dish with Rice or Roti

Wash snake gourd 

Thondekai palya.

 Thondekai cut lengthwise.

Ingredients required;
half a kilo of Thondekai,
3-4T spoons  of oil,
half T spoon of mustard seeds,
1T spoon of channa dhal,
1 Tspoon of Urad dhal,
Pinch of Asafoetida,
10 curry leaves,
1 red chilli.
Ingredients to grind;
1 T. spoon of cumin,
half a T.spoon of mustard,
2 green chillies,
1 cup of fresh grated coconut

In a sauce pan heat 3-4 spoons of oil and add the above ingredients let the mustard crackle and the dhals turn red.Add washed and cut Thondekai/kovakkai in the oil.Add half a glass of water and allow it to simmer on a medium heat for 10 minutes.
In the mean while grind 2 green chilles, 1 cup of fresh grated coconut,1 T spoon of cumin and half T spoon of mustard seeds.
Add salt to taste and the ground ingredients and mix well.leave it on the stove for another 5 minutes.I like the veges  slightly
 crunchy.
You can serve it with rice and rasam or with chappatis.