Snake gourd ozhichukari/Padavalanga ozhichukari

Snake gourd (padavalanga)                        2 small

Tomato                                                        2 small

Coconut                                                       1cup

Green chilly                                                 2 nos

Cumin seeds/geerakam                               ¼ tsp

Turmeric powder                                        ½ tsp

Mustard seeds                                             ¼ tsp

Small onions                                                2 nos

Curry leaves                                                few

Red chilly powder                                        ¼ tsp

Water

Salt

oil

Method:

First wash, peel and remove the seeds of snake gourd and then chop it to small to medium sized pieces. Then cook chopped snake gourd, chopped tomato, green chillies and curry leaves by adding enough salt and 1 cups of water for about 20 minutes.

Meanwhile grind the grated coconut, geerakam, turmeric powder to a fine paste by adding enough water.

Then add this ground coconut paste to the cooked snake gourd.

Then cook it in low flame for about for about 5 minutes and remove the flame.

Heat oil in another pan add mustard seeds when it crackles add onion pieces, curry leaves and fry for less than a minute add red chilly powder and suddenly add this to the snake gourd curry.