South Indian Style- Snake Gourd with Lentils
South Indian Style- Snake Gourd with Lentils

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook south indian style- snake gourd with lentils using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make South Indian Style- Snake Gourd with Lentils:
  1. Get 2 cups snake goard, peeled and chopped small
  2. Take 1/4 cup chana dal, soaked for 30 minutes
  3. Take 1 onion finely chopped
  4. Make ready 1 chopped tomato (optional)
  5. Take 2 green chillies
  6. Get 1 sprig Curry leaves
  7. Prepare 1 tbsp chopped ginger
  8. Prepare 1 tsp mustard seeds
  9. Make ready 2 pinches asafoetida
  10. Make ready 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  11. Take to taste Salt
  12. Get 3 tbsp coconut oil
  13. Make ready For grinding:
  14. Make ready 1/4 cup fresh grated coconut
  15. Take 1 tsp cumin seeds
  16. Prepare 1/2 tsp whole black pepper
  17. Take 2 dry red chillies
  18. Take 1 sprig curry leaves
Instructions to make South Indian Style- Snake Gourd with Lentils:
  1. In a pan heat up 2 tbsp coconut oil, add mustard seeds when it splutter add asafoetida, chopped ginger, onion, green and curry leaves.
  2. Add chopped tomato.
  3. Fry just for a few minutes, soaked and drained chana dal. Cover and simmer.
  4. When dal is half cooked add turmeric powder and chopped snake gourds along with the salt. Cook on medium heat with the lid on.
  5. Grind the ingredients given for grinding into a fine paste.
  6. When snake gourd is cooked add the coconut-spice paste, mix well.
  7. Cook for another few minutes. Switch off the flame, drizzle remaining coconut oil on top.
  8. Ready to serve

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