Potlakaya kobbari kura/snakegourd-coconut curry

Ingredients

• 1 long snake gourd(potlakaaya)
• 1/4 cup grated fresh coconut
• 3-4 green chillies
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon urad dal
• 1 teaspoon chana dal
• a sprig of curry leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon haldi
• salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon oil

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Preparation

• Cut snake gourd length wise and scoop out the flesh inside and cut into thin slices. Heat oil in a kadai and crackle mustard seeds, add chana dal and urad dal fry for a minute.
• Add curry leaves and fry for half a minute. Add snake gourd slices and cook for a minute. Now add salt and turmeric to it and mix properly.
• Cover with a deep plate filled with water and let it cook on steam on low heat for 12-15 until snake gourd pieces are soft and done by stirring it occasionally.
• Grind grated coconut and green chillies to a coarse paste. Add this coconut mixture to the cooked vegetable and mix with it properly and let it cook on open for two minutes.
• Remove it from heat. Serve it with hot rice,rasam and papad.