Ingredients vegetarian 4 servings

• 2 cups Snakegourd pieces(chop after peeling)
• 5 tsp Gramdal(half-cooked for 6 mins with 1 1/2 cup water,little salt and 1 green-chilli(slit))
• 1 tbsp coarse coconut paste(ground with 1/2 tsp cumin seeds,1 small onion)
• 1 tbsp finely chopped onions
• 3 whole red chillies
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• few curry leaves
• few coriander leaves
• 2 tsp refined oil
• 1 tsp salt to taste

Directions

1. Do not strain the water (from the half-cooked gram dal).
2. Take a microwave bowl and mix all the ingredients and Microwave(high) this mixture 8 mins.
3. If u need this dish with gravy, add 1 cup fresh coconut milk and 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and microwave(high) this mixture 4 more mins.
4. Serve this Snakegourd-Gramdal Poriyal  hot with rice and sambar or chapathis.

Comments

christy gerald

Hi Divya.Take a microwave bowl,add 5 tsp Gramdal(cleanedl),1 tsp gingely oil,1 1/2 cup water,little salt and 1 green-chilli(slit) and mix this well. Microwave this on high for 6 mins.Don't strain the water.

Divya

Hi Christy, Did you half cook the dal in micro? If yes how?