Snake Gourd Fry



Ingredients
Snake gourd- 2 cups chopped
Onion- 1 medium chopped
Green chili- 3 chopped
Gram dhal- 1/4cup
Salt- as needed

For tempering
Oil-2tbsp
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
Urad dhal- 1tbsp
Curry leaves- few
Asafoetida- 2 pinches

Method

  1. Soak gram dhal in warm water for 30 minutes and grind coarsely.
  2. In a pan,heat oil and  splutter the tempering ingredients. Add onions and green chilies.
  3. Fry till the onions are soft and add the vegetable with salt. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup of water and close the pan with a lid.
  4. When the vegetable is half cooked, add the ground gram dhal to the pan and stir well.
  5. Cover the pan with a lid and cook for 15 minutes in low heat. 
  6. Remove the lid and stir the vegetable until the gram dhal is cooked and fried well with a slight golden color.
  7. Serve warm.