Recipe: at dinner Pudalangai Paruppu-Araichu(Usili) / Snake gourd(chichinda) and Lentil stir fry

Recipe: at dinner Pudalangai Paruppu-Araichu(Usili) / Snake gourd(chichinda) and Lentil stir fry Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Pudalangai Paruppu-Araichu(Usili) / Snake gourd(chichinda) and Lentil stir fry. Clean the snake gourd with water and remove its seeds. Now add the chopped pudalangai / snake gourd and. Paruppu-Araichu (Usili) is a mixture of lentils and vegetables , that is usually made using green beans or cluster beans and sometimes using potatoes.

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Today's recipe is from Tamilnadu and is a side dish made with snake gourd and lentils.

I have adapted this from Pudalangai Paruppu- Araichu ( Usili) by Anushaa Ashok in the Cookpad website.

You can cook Pudalangai Paruppu-Araichu(Usili) / Snake gourd(chichinda) and Lentil stir fry using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Pudalangai Paruppu-Araichu(Usili) / Snake gourd(chichinda) and Lentil stir fry

1. You need 500 grams of snake gourd chopped / pudalangai.

2. Prepare to taste of salt.

3. Prepare 3 tbsps of rice bran oil.

4. It’s 1 tsp of mustard seeds.

5. Prepare 1 pinch of asafoetida.

6. It’s 5 - 6 of curry leaves.

7. You need 1 handfull of coconut scrapings.

8. You need of coriander leaves chopped.

9. Prepare 6 tbsps of toor dal channa dal soaked and.

10. You need 1 of chilly green.

11. You need 1 pinch of turmeric powder.

12. Prepare 5 of chillies dry red.

13. Prepare to taste of salt.

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Pudalangai Paruppu-Araichu(Usili) / Snake gourd(chichinda) and Lentil stir fry step by step

1. Chop the snake gourd and soak toor dal and channa dal (3 tbsps each) in water for 30 minutes..

2. Take a wok, on medium heat, add oil. Once the oil gets heated up add mustard seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves. Then add the chopped pudalangai / snake gourd and saute..

3. Sprinkle little salt to this and mix. Allow this to cook on medium heat for about 10-12 minutes or until the the pudalangai becomes tender. Saute this in 1 minute intervals to avoid burning..

4. Meanwhile, take the soaked channa dal and toor dal in a blender jar, add salt, 1 green chilly, turmeric powder and 5 dry red chillies. Grind this to a coarse paste (DO NOT ADD WATER WHILE GRINDING)..

5. Once the pudalangai / snake gourd is cooked,simmer the heat, take it out in a plate, leave the oil in the wok itself. Now add the ground paste to the wok and saute this for about 2 minutes or until the raw smell leaves..

6. To this add the cooked pudalangai and mix them thoroughly. Switch off the heat..

7. Garnish it with coconut scrapings and chopped coriander leaves. transfer this to a serving bowl and serve it hot..

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Pudalangai is the Tamil translation for Long gourd / snake gourd.