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Today I will share step-by-step how to make Snake Gourd Thoran Recipe, which is a healthy and palatable recipe. Snake gourd is a powerhouse of nutrients: it accelerates weight loss, augments heart health, detoxifies the kidneys, enhances the digestive system, and many more; So one can include this healthy recipe in his diet chart.
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What is snake gourd thoran? It is a very simple recipe; stir-fry snake gourd with grated coconut, tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
How it Can be consumed: It goes well with steamed rice and sambar or dal, one can take it also with roti or chapati( Indian flatbread).
The types of equipment required for this recipe
- Blender
- Serving bowl/Plate
- Kadai/Fry pan
- Spatula
- Knife
The ingredients required for this recipe are
- Snake gourd /Chichinga (big)-2
- Shallots cut in roundels or medium dice cut onion-½ cup
- Bengal gram dal-1 tbsp
- Green chili-5
- Curry leaves-2 sprigs
- Turmeric powder-½ tsp
- Red chili powder-½ tsp
- Coriander powder-½ tsp
- Grated coconut-1 cup
- Coconut oil-2 tbsp
- Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
- Salt, to taste
How to make Snake Gourd Thoran Recipe
Take a big mixing bowl; add snake gourd,
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Then add grated coconuts and Shallot
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Now add salt, curry leaves, coriander powder, red chili powder, and turmeric powder
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Mix them nicely and keep them aside
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Heat oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds, Bengal gram dal, curry leaves and green chili for tempering
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Once they started spluttering add the snake gourd mix, and saute them for a minute
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Now cover the lid and allow them to cook for 4-5 minutes on a low flame
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Open the cover and stir them for 2 minutes on a high flame
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Turn off the flame and transfer them to a serving plate and serve hot with rice and sambar.
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