Podalangai is one of my favorite. This recipe goes well with white rice.

Pudalangai Paal Kootu / Snake Gourd Milk Gravy


Pudalangai Paal Kootu / Pudalangai Pal Kulambu / Snake Gourd in Milk Gravy
 
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Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • Podalangai / Snake Gourd - 1 lb
  • Pasi Paruppu / Moong dhal - ½ cup
  • Ghee - 3 tsp
  • Mustard - ½ tsp
  • Urad dhal - 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves - 1 strand
  • Milk - 1 cup
To Grind :
  • Urad dhal - 1 tbsp
  • Cumin - ½ tsp
  • Green Chili - 4 nos
  • Grated Coconut - 3 tbsp
  • Oil - 2 tsp
Instructions
PREP:
  1. Cook moong dhal with 2 cups of water in a vessel and keep it aside. Chop snake gourd in to semi circle pieces. Add ½ cup water and required salt, pressure cook in a cooker for 1 whistle.
  2. Fry Urad dhal, Cumin in "To Grind" Section for 2 minutes and add the rest of the items in "To Grind" Section and fry for a minute . Grind this into fine paste.
  3. After the Snake Gourd is cooked, add cooked moong dhal and the ground paste.
COOKING:
  1. In a pan, add ghee, Mustard, Urad dhal and curry leaves and add the Snake Gourd mix. Allow it to boil for 2 minutes.
  2. Add milk and cook for 1 minute.

(*) This goes good with rice, Chapathi. Recipe from one of my friends.