Potlakaya Paalu Poosina Koora (Snake Gourd Curry with Milk)

Potlakaya Koora (Snake Gourd Curry with Milk)

Ingredients:

Potlakaya - 500 grams

Onion - 1 medium

Green chilly -5 to 6

Curry leaves

Chana Dal - 1 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Milk - 1 cup

Red chilly - 2( optional)
Red Mirchi powder - 1 to 2 tbsp ( as per taste)

Salt as taste 

Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 2 to 3 tbsp

Method:

• Clean the skin of snake gourd by spoon removing the soft thin layer and wash.

• Cut thin slices and take water with adding 2 spoon salt.

Soak 15 mins.

• After with our hand gently rubbing and pressing the slices.

• Take a wide vessel and add 2 tbsp oil.
• Heat the oil then add mustard seeds, chana dal , red chillis and curry leaves.

• After they popped add onions and green chilli.
• Fry till onion become soft.

• Then add the potla kaya( snake gourd) slices and mix well.

• Cover the the lid and cook it for 10 mins, in between mix the slices with spoon.
• Add turmeric then mix well, then add red chilly powder and salt.

• No need to add more salt because already at beginning we have mixed the slices with salt.
• Cover the lid about 2 mins and take cup of milk.
• Mix well with milk and cook for 2 mins more and switch off.

• Serve hot with rice or rotis. 

Tips:

• For Good taste of this curry lies in Cutting the vegetable, Make thin round slices.
• D'not through the water after pressing, because the water is full of vitamins so we can add this for gravy curries, we can store them into fridge.
• Else we drink the water or we can use into rasam or sambhar.
• Snake gourd is rich of vitamins, so we can use this as healthy drink.