Padavalanga/Snake Gourd Thoran

Ingredients

Snake Gourd/Padavalanga: 2 cups

Green Chilli: 3

Turmeric powder: ¼ tsp

Salt: needed

Grated coconut: ¼ cup

Shallots: 3

Mustard seeds: few

Curry leaves: few

Coconut oil: 2 tbsp

Method of Preparation

Heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds and add curry leaves.

Then add snake gourd pieces, turmeric powder and salt.

Stir and close with a lid.

Meanwhile grind the coconut by adding green chilli and shallots. Don’t add water while grinding.

When the snake gourd pieces gets cooked, add the grinded coconut paste to it and stir well and

Switch off the flame.

Serve hot with rice.

Sending this to the Kerala kitchen event hosted by Fajeeda of Faji's Hot Pot