Snakegourd Spring Onions poriyal(Stir-fry)

Snakegourd helps stimulate the production of body fluids thus relieving dryness. It can disperse phlegm, remove pus, expel toxic matter and is anti-inflammatory. Snakegourd can act as a natural antibiotic, expectorant, laxative, and can be used for abscesses boils bronchitis, constipation, jaundice and hemorrhoids. It helps with breast and lung tumors, and can promote lactation. It has been shown to be excellent for diabetes.

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Ingredients:
Snakegourd - 1, medium sized
Spring onions - 1 bunch
Onion - 1, medium sized
Mustard seeds - 1/4 teaspoon
Urad dal - 1/4 teaspoon
Red chillies - 3-4
Curry leaves - few
Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
Green chillies - 1 or 2, as spicy required
Salt to taste
Oil - 1 tablespoon

Method:
Wash snakegourd and deseed it. Cut into small pieces and keep aside. Chop spring onions and onion.

Heat oil in pan and allow mustard seeds to splitter in it. Add urad dal, red chillies, curry leaves and fry for a minute.

Add chopped onions and fry until they turn golden brown. Then add snake gourd and saute well.

Cook it covered for 10-15 minutes until they are soft. Meanwhile, dry grind coconut, green chillies and cumin seeds to a fine powder.

Once snakegourd is cooked, add spring onions, grinded coconut to it and saute well.

Add salt to it and mix well. Cook it for 5-10 minutes.

Serve hot with rice or chappathi.


Cooking time - 20-30 minutes
Serves 3 persons.

Drumstick Kurma

I am back with durmstick Kurma ;)

Tried this in a different way. Was very tasty. Check it out.......

Ingredients:

Drumstick(Moringa) - 1, cut into pieces

Onion - 2, medium sized, sliced

Tomatoes - 2, medium sized, sliced

Green chillies - 2, cut into small pieces

Ginger - 1 inch long piece, cut into small pieces

Garlic - 2-3 pods, cut into small pieces

Bay leaf - 1

Cardamom - 2

Cloves - 1

Cinnamon - 1 small stick

Chilli powder - 1 tablespoon

Coriander powder - 1/2 tablespoon

Turmeric powder - a pinch

Coriander leaves - few

Curry leaves - few

Grated coconut - 1 cup

Khus Khus - 1 tablespoon (optional)

Salt to taste

Oil - 2 tablespoons

Method:

Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan. Saute onions, tomatoes, green chillies, ginger, garlic until onions turn transparent.

Allow it to cool for sometime and grind it to a fine paste, with little water.

Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan. Add bay leaf, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and fry for a minute.

Add curry leaves, drumstick and saute for 5 minutes. Then add the grinded paste, chilli powder, corainder powder, turmeric powder and mix well.

Cook it covered until drumsticks are soft. Add little water if it is too thick.

Meanwhile grind coconut and khus khus to a thick paste.

Once drumsticks are cooked, add coconut paste and salt to it.

Bring it to a boil, garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with rice or chappati.

Cooking time - 20-30 minutes

Serves 3-4 persons.

More(Buttermilk) Kozhambhu

Hi Friends, missing you all. Too busy with work and recently shifted to our new house. So settling things in weekends. Will catch-up with you all soon.

This is one of my favourite and comfort food. Easy to make and tasty to eat.

Ingredients:
Thick buttermilk - 2 cups
Onions - 1, small chopped
Red chillies - 2
Curry leaves - few
Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoons
Cumin seeds - 2 teaspoons
Raw rice - 1.5 tablespoons
Green chillies - 2
Lady's finger(okra) - 3-4, cut into small pieces (optional)
Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Oil - 1 teaspoon

Method:
Soak rice and cumin seeds in 1/4 cup of water for 20 minutes and grind it to a thick paste.

Heat oil in a pan and allow mustard seeds to slitter in it.

Add curry leaves, red chillies, onions and fry for 5 minutes.

Then add lady's finger and fry until they turn golden brown.

Add turmeric powder, buttermilk, grinded paste, salt and mix well.

Little water can be added if it is too thick.

Switch off the flame once it is about to boil.

Tasty more kozhambhu is ready to serve with rice.


Cooking time : 20 minutes
Serves 3-4 persons.