Potlakaya Perugu Pacchadi(Snake Gourd)

Potlakaya Perugu Pacchadi

Ingredients:

Snake gourd -1
Yogurt (Curd)2 cups
Green chillies 1
Salt to taste

Talimpu:

Fenugreek seeds 2-3
Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
Urad Dal 1/2 tsp
Channa Dal 1/2 tsp
Broken red chillies 3
Hing/ Asafoetida a pinch
Curry leaves 4

Method of preparation:

1.Cut snake gourd into thin circles boil 1 cup of water, add snake gourd circles and a tsp of salt.
When snake gourd circles become tender, remove from water and cool them down.
2.Remove stems, wash and mash greenchilli with a pestle.
3.Beat yogurt in deep bowl,squeeze the cooled snake gourd circles a little bit and add to beaten yogurt add crushed green chilli and salt to yogurt and mix well.
4.Heat oil in a pan, add fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, urad dal and broken red chillies.
When seeds start to splutter add curry leaves and hing add this talimpu to yogurt bowl.