Padavalakai palya recipe
Discover how to make Padavalakai palya, also known as snake gourd stir fry, with a detailed explanation and step-by-step pictures. This flavorful dish is prepared using snake gourd, coconut, red chili, jaggery, salt, and cumin seeds. Padavalakai palya, or curry, pairs excellently with rice or chapathi, making it a versatile and delicious addition to your meal.
Ingredients
- 1 medium sized padavalakai or snake gourd
- 1 tsp urad dal
- 1 tsp gram dal or chana dal
- 4 – 6 tsp cooking oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 red chili (optional)
- A big pinch of turmeric powder
- A big pinch of asafoetida
- 4-5 curry leaves
- 1 small gooseberry sized jaggery
- Salt as per your taste
- Water as required
Ingredients for grinding:
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 – 2 red chili
- 1/2 cup grated coconut
Instructions
- Scrape lightly, wash and chop the snake gourd into small pieces.
- Next take oil in a frying pan and heat it. Add in 1/2 tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp urad dal and 1 tsp chana dal.
- When the mustard seeds splutters and urad dal turns brown, add in broken red chili and curry leaves. Also add in turmeric powder and asafoetida.
- Add in chopped snake gourd and give a quick mix.
- Add in salt and jaggery. Give a quick mix.
- Add little water, bring it to boil and close the lid.
- Stir in between and cook until soft under low flame.
- Meantime dry grind the grated coconut, red chilies and 1/2 tsp of cumin seeds using a small mixie jar.
- Wait until snake gourd is cooked. Add in ground coconut, red chili and cumin seeds masala.
- Give a quick mix. Switch off the stove and serve it with hot steaming rice or chapathi.
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