SNAKE GOURD STUFF CURRY

Source of learning:  cooking site….but, modified to meet our taste.

ITEMS REQUIRED:

Snake gourd                       1 long

Toor dal                                ½ cup

Red chilly                             3 to 4

Salt                                          as required

Hing                                         liberal pinch

Curry leaf                             1 strip

Cooking oil                         5 tbsp

Mustard                               ¼ spoon

Urad dal                               ¼ spoon

METHOD:

• Wash and cut snake gourd into 2 inch pieces and take out seeds gently with the help of spoon.
• Cook in water for 3 minutes.
• Soak toor dal for an hour, wetgrind with red chilies, salt and hing as a coarse paste.
• Heat 3 tbsp of oil, add mustard, urad dal and curry leaves.
• Add ground paste, sauté continuously till the dal is fully fried and separated well.
• Take out and stuff inside each and every piece of cooked snake gourd.
• Shallow fry in a thick bottomed, broad pan, in remaining oil.