Potlakaya Thalimpu

Name: Potlakaya Thalimpu
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 sliced Snake gourd; 1 sliced Onions; 5 pods crushed Garlic; as needed Curry leaves; as required Salt; as needed oil; 1 tsp each cumin,mustard seeds; 2 spoons Chana daal / bengal gram; 1 spoon Dhaniya / coriander powder; 3 red chillies for spice; 3 spoons dry coconut

DEEPIKAA SANKAR @cook_16727003

Anantapur, AP

This is a fry made with snake gourd with freshly grounded Andhra spicy masala. The freshly grounded masala along with crunchy onions and garlic tastes yum with hot rice and a spoon of ghee. Snake gourd contains a rich variety of nutrients, vitamins and minerals. It reduces fever, detoxifies the body, treats digestive issues, improves respiratory issues and many more health benefits. Give this recipe a try.

DEEPIKAA SANKAR @cook_16727003

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Ingredients

1 slicedSnake gourd
1 slicedOnions
5 pods crushedGarlic
as neededCurry leaves
as requiredSalt
as neededoil
1 tsp eachcumin,mustard seeds
For spice powder:
2 spoonsChana daal / bengal gram
1 spoonDhaniya / coriander powder
3red chillies for spice
3 spoonsdry coconut

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Steps

1

Wash the snake gourd and remove the seeds inside. Cut them into 1 inch pieces as shown in the pic. Slice the onions. The quantity of onions should be half of the amount of snake gourd. Crush the garlic pieces. Fry all the ingredients for the spice powder except dry coconut in a spoon of oil until golden colour. Cool it down and grind it into a coarse powder.
2

Into a pan, add 2 spoons of oil, and add mustard seeds, jeera, crushed garlic and curry leaves. Now add in the sliced onions and fry for a minute. Then add in the sliced snake gourd/potlakai and fry. The onions should get fried along with the snake gourd and should be crunchy.
3

Add required amount of salt and fry until snake gourd is cooked. Now add in the grounded spice powder and mix well and sauté for 2 minutes. Serve it with hot rice and a spoon of ghee.