Recipe: Tasty South Indian Style- Snake Gourd with Lentils

South Indian Style- Snake Gourd with Lentils.

You can have South Indian Style- Snake Gourd with Lentils using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of South Indian Style- Snake Gourd with Lentils

1. It's of snake goard, peeled and chopped small.
2. Prepare of chana dal, soaked for 30 minutes.
3. Prepare of onion finely chopped.
4. It's of chopped tomato (optional).
5. It's of green chillies.
6. It's of Curry leaves.
7. Prepare of chopped ginger.
8. Prepare of mustard seeds.
9. You need of asafoetida.
10. You need of turmeric powder.
11. You need of Salt.
12. It's of coconut oil.
13. Prepare of grinding:.
14. It's of fresh grated coconut.
15. It's of cumin seeds.
16. It's of whole black pepper.
17. It's of dry red chillies.
18. You need of curry leaves.

South Indian Style- Snake Gourd with Lentils instructions

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.