February 15, 2011

Snake Gourd with Moong Dhall Poriyal

     This is the new recipe which was excavated by my mom during last weekend. Even i tasted it for the first time, it was really too yummy and goes very well with hot steamed rice. so, i tried this today for my lunch, the outcome was same as my mom's dish. Hipppeee !!! :)

INGREDIENTS
Snake gourd - 1/4 kg
Partially Boiled Moong Dhall - 1/4 cup
Chopped small Onion - 10 Nos.
Chopped Green chilly - 2 Nos.
Curry Leaf - 1 Twig
Corainder Leaf - 2 Twigs
Turmeric Powder - Pinch
Mustard - 1 spoon
Oil - To fry
Salt - to taste
Grated coconut - 3 pieces

To Boil:
Boil the snake gourd by adding a pinch of turmeric powder, salt and keep aside

METHOD:
     Keep a pan, heat a spoon of oil. Add mustard, once it splutters up, add chopped onion, green chilly, curry leaf, corainder leaf saute the content for 5 mins along with a pinch of salt. Add boiled snake gourd, required salt and moong dhall and fry it by adding a spoon of oil on sides of the pan. Once it reached the crispy consistency, add grated coconut and saute it for 3 mins.

Note: This can also be tried with Beans

11 comments:

Priya Suresh said...

I do this combo quite often..lovely poriyal..

Sangeetha Nambi said...

@Priya: Yeah !!! Priya :)

Santosh Bangar said...

HEALTHY DAL WITH NICE COMBINATION

Sangeetha Nambi said...

@SB: Well Said. Keep Visiting.

schmetterlingwords said...

Even I make this Poriyal often... Very simple and tasty... Further, snake gourd is good for people with kidney problems... Not that it cures any Kidney disease, but that it reduces the burden on a failing kidney...

Sangeetha Nambi said...

@schmetterlingwords: Oh great :) Thx for sharing this info.

Reva said...

Lovely side dish...... good to know the health benefits...
Reva

Asha said...

Hai... first time here... Some dishes are new to me... Can you please try to add photos... just to see how it looks like!!!! please...

JishasKitchen said...

sounds delicious..:)

Sangeetha Nambi said...

@Asha:Welcome to my blog Asha. Recently, started to post recipes with pic. Will do it :)

Sangeetha Nambi said...

@Jisha: Thanks Jisha. Keep visiting :)

February 15, 2011

Snake Gourd with Moong Dhall Poriyal

     This is the new recipe which was excavated by my mom during last weekend. Even i tasted it for the first time, it was really too yummy and goes very well with hot steamed rice. so, i tried this today for my lunch, the outcome was same as my mom's dish. Hipppeee !!! :)

INGREDIENTS
Snake gourd - 1/4 kg
Partially Boiled Moong Dhall - 1/4 cup
Chopped small Onion - 10 Nos.
Chopped Green chilly - 2 Nos.
Curry Leaf - 1 Twig
Corainder Leaf - 2 Twigs
Turmeric Powder - Pinch
Mustard - 1 spoon
Oil - To fry
Salt - to taste
Grated coconut - 3 pieces

To Boil:
Boil the snake gourd by adding a pinch of turmeric powder, salt and keep aside

METHOD:
     Keep a pan, heat a spoon of oil. Add mustard, once it splutters up, add chopped onion, green chilly, curry leaf, corainder leaf saute the content for 5 mins along with a pinch of salt. Add boiled snake gourd, required salt and moong dhall and fry it by adding a spoon of oil on sides of the pan. Once it reached the crispy consistency, add grated coconut and saute it for 3 mins.

Note: This can also be tried with Beans

11 comments:

Priya Suresh said...

I do this combo quite often..lovely poriyal..

Sangeetha Nambi said...

@Priya: Yeah !!! Priya :)

Santosh Bangar said...

HEALTHY DAL WITH NICE COMBINATION

Sangeetha Nambi said...

@SB: Well Said. Keep Visiting.

schmetterlingwords said...

Even I make this Poriyal often... Very simple and tasty... Further, snake gourd is good for people with kidney problems... Not that it cures any Kidney disease, but that it reduces the burden on a failing kidney...

Sangeetha Nambi said...

@schmetterlingwords: Oh great :) Thx for sharing this info.

Reva said...

Lovely side dish...... good to know the health benefits...
Reva

Asha said...

Hai... first time here... Some dishes are new to me... Can you please try to add photos... just to see how it looks like!!!! please...

JishasKitchen said...

sounds delicious..:)

Sangeetha Nambi said...

@Asha:Welcome to my blog Asha. Recently, started to post recipes with pic. Will do it :)

Sangeetha Nambi said...

@Jisha: Thanks Jisha. Keep visiting :)