This is my first recipe for snake guard in my blog. Even though amma cooks this vegetable often, i never even thought of posting this in my blog. The reason for that is, I don't like it. I hated it so badly. I have not tasted it much too, but the look of it makes me to hate it..
Oneday when i was shopping, i found this in the market. I was confused whether to buy or not. As a brave move i took one and put it into my basket. When i reached home, i was looking at it and was thinking what to make with it. Then finally i decided to make a gravy out it to serve over rice.
I sliced it up, cooked in water and added cooked dal and a yummy coconut masala, did a final tempering and walla there was a yummy gravy. When i tasted it first i can't believe that it is snake guard. it tasted so good. Give it a go and you will know the taste of it....
Preparation Time - 30 mins
Cooking Time : 30-40 mins
Serves - 5 to 6
Ingredients:
Snake Guard /
Pudalangai - 1 medium size cut into thin strips
Yellow Split Moong
Dal / Pasi Payaru - 1/2 cup
Turmeric Powder /
Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
For Grinding:
Coconut - 3/4 cup
Black Pepper - 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds /
Jeerakam - 1 tsp
Dry Red Chilli - 3
For Tempering:
Coconut Oil - 1
tblspn
Mustard Seeds
/Kaduku - 1 tsp
Urad dal / Ulundu -
1 tsp
Dry Red Chilli - 1
Method:
Wash dal in lots of
water. Transfer dal in a pan and cover it with water. Cook them till they are
soft and turns mushy. It will take around 25 to 30 mins.
Take the grinding
ingredients in a mixer and add some water in it. Grind it to a smooth paste.
Take the sliced
snakeguard in a pot. Add some water in it.
Cover and Cook till the vegetable is cooked. It will take around 15 to
20 mins.
Add in cooked dal in
it and mix well.
Now add some salt
and turmeric powder. Mix well.
Add the ground
coconut mixture in this and mix well.
Simmer the gravy for
10 to 15 mins.
Now make the
seasonings. Heat oil and add in mustard seeds, urad dal, dry red chilli and
saute for a min.
Pour the seasoning
over the gravy and mix well.
Serve with Rice.
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| I used a medium size snake guard |
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| You will need oil, cooked dal, spices for tempering, coconut,chilli, pepper, cumin for griding & sliced up snake guard |
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| Take the grinding ingredients in a blender... |
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| make into a fine puree |
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| Take snake guard in a pan |
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| add water to it |
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| and bring it to a boil |
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| add in cooked dal to this |
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| mix well |
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| add in some salt and turmeric powder |
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| mix well |
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| add the ground coconut masala in this |
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| mix well |
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| Make seasoning by heating all the tempering spices in oil |
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| and pour that in |
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| Serve |
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| Taste great with some rice |
11 comments:
Looks pretty good! I've never had snake guard before :)
it my favorite one...
Thalipeeth
VIRUNTHU UNNA VAANGA
This looks like a very intriguing vegetable though I don't think that I'd be able to find it in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Are you sure the name isn't snake GOURD in English which would make more sense?
Hi Da AARTHi,
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garvy look really nice, especially pics r tempting..
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Kuzhambu looks flavourful and inviting.
looks very tempting and is making me hungry!
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@shalini selviWill surely do it da..
@a-boleynYes it is called as snake gourd
Hai Aarthi
I tried your tomato pachadi,cutlet &many recipes.all your recipes are yummy. I want to know whether we have to put snake gourd only or any other veg is ok. Bcos I am in USA.
@suthirecipeYou can substitute, pumpkin, peas, butternut squash
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