Snake Gourd Curry Recipe Andhra Style | Potlakaya Palu Kura | Snake Gourd Curry
Snake Gourd Curry Recipe - Potlakaya Palu Kura is a healthy & easy to make delicious curry, where snake gourd is cooked in milk along with few spices.
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon oil
- ½ teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 2 to 3 Green Chillies
- 1 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
- 2 Cups Snake gourd pieces 400 grams
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- ½ to 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
- 1 cup Milk full fat or low fat
- 2 Tablespoons fresh coriander finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon Garam Masala Powder Optional
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. When the oil is hot enough, add mustard seeds. Wait until the mustard seeds pop up.
- Now, add chopped onions and green chillies. Sauté until the onions become soft.
- Add ginger garlic paste and sauté for a minute.
- To this add the snake gourd pieces and turmeric powder. Sauté for a minute.
- Cover with lid and cook for 2 to 3 minutes over medium heat.
- Now add red chilli powder and a little salt.
- Stir well until well combined, cover with lid and cook again for 2 minutes over medium heat.
- Add milk and cook over medium heat till the vegetable is completely cooked and you get the desired consistency. Adjust salt if required.
- Turn off the heat and garnish with finely chopped coriander.
- Serve Snake Gourd Curry with rice, roti or paratha.
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Notes
- Adjust spice levels to suit your taste.
- Keep in mind that salt is already added for squeezing the water, so, careful while you add salt during the cooking process.
- After adding milk the spiciness will be reduced slightly, so keep this in mind while adding green chillies or red chilli powder.
- Inclusion of ginger garlic paste is personal choice.
- You can also include a teaspoon of channa dal and urad dal while seasoning.
- You can also add a teaspoon of garam masala powder at the end to give it a spice kick.