Padavalanga parippu curry | snake gourd with lentils

Padavalanga parippu curry | snake gourd with lentils

Healthy curry with snake gourd and dal

Padavalanga parippu curry is a traditional side dish of south India. It is an easy to make healthy side dish with snake gourd and chana dal(kadala parippu). This padavalanga chana dal curry goes well with rice,chapathi or even with ghee rice We can make spinach curry in many ways. I have already posted some healthy traditional kerala side dish recipes like spinach curry with grounded coconut and spinach curry with jackfruit seeds (cheera chakkakkkuru curry). Hope you all will like this recipes.

Other dal/lentil recipes
potato spinach omelette
bread toast with spinach/palak toast
spinach dal stir fry

How to make padavalanga parippu curry

Ingredients

1/2 kg of chopped snake gourd(padavalanga)
200 g of chana dal(kadala parippu)
1 no of onion
2 no of tomato
1 spn. of chilli powder
1/2 spn. of turmeric Powder
1/2 of one coconut
1/2 spn. of cumin seeds(cumin)
Salt as required
2 spn. of oil
1 spn. of mustard
2 springs of curry leaves
4-5 dried chillies

Method

Step 01

Pressure cook chana dal along with turmeric powder, sliced onion, green chillies, tomatoes and salt till 3 whistle in low flame.

Step 02

Once the chana dal is half done, add chopped snake gourd, chilli powder, turmeric powder and pressure cook till 2-3 whistle. Keep aside.

Step 03

Grind coconut along with cumin seeds to smooth paste.

Step 04

Add to the snake gourd lentil mix. Cook it for 1 minute. When its starts to boil switch off the curry.Do not allow to boil.

Step 05

Heat oil in a pan.

Step 06

Splutter mustard seeds. Add curry leaves and dried chillies

Step 07

Add this seasoning to the curry and mix well. Cover the pan and serve after 5 minutes.