Snake Gourd Sabzi

A simple yet different way to make snake gourd 

Ingredients

• 500 gms of snake gourd
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 onion sliced fine
• 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste or grated
• 1 tomato chopped
• 1/4 tsp cumin powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/4 tsp sugar
• Salt to taste (keeping in mind that a pinch of salt has been added to the raw snake gourd)
• Few slitted green chillies
• 1 tsp mustard paste (Grind or pound 1 tsp mustard seeds with a little salt and 1 green chilli)
• 2 tbsp of chopped coriander leaves

Method

• Peel or scrape the skin and cut into half vertically and then cut into 1-2 " pieces ,then sprinkle with 1/4 tsp turmeric and a pinch of salt and keep for 5-10 minutes
• Take a kadhai add the oil ,when the oil becomes warm
• Add the sliced onion
• Stir fry for few minutes ,when the onion starts changing colour ,it starts become beige brown. Then add the grated ginger garlic or paste
• Saute for few minutes till the raw smell of the ginger garlic goes and it turns into a nice light brown colour
• Then add the chopped tomato
• Saute for few minutes Then add the cumin powder
• Mix it in
• Next add salt to taste ,keeping in mind that salt has been sprinkled on the raw snake gourd
• Add the turmeric powder, mix it in well
• Now add the sugar and saute for few minutes
• Then add 1/4 cup water and mix the masala well ,saute till the water dries up and the masala turns soft
• When the water dries up add few slitted green chillies
• Then add the mustard paste and saute for a minute or so
• Now add the cut snake gourd and mix it in
• Stir fry for few minutes
• Cover and cook till it is done .do keep stirring in between. Snake Gourd leaves a lot of water, if it does not do so then add 1/2 cup of water and let it cook on low flame
• When done can leave a little gravy or dry it up is on personal choice.
• Add the chopped coriander leaves and mix it in
• And done .