Poddale ( Serpent Gourd) Upkari/ Toran ( Stir Fry).

Poddale ( serpent gourd) upkari/ toran ( stir fry).

My in-laws are simple, down-to-earth people. They are vegetarians. In India, beingness a vegetarian way they exercise consume vegetables in addition to dairy. They exercise non consume anything that has eggs inwards it. Of course, vegetarians inwards Republic of Republic of India don't consume fish, chicken or whatever meat. Coming dorsum to my in- laws,they get got ever inculcated a salubrious lifestyle.One of the mutual vegetable that my mother in law makes is poddale ( serpent gourd) upkari or stir- fry. She states that this is 1 of my father-in-laws favorite vegetables!

Poddale aka serpent gourd has dissimilar names inwards dissimilar parts of India. It is known equally paddavalakai inwards Kannada, padval inwards Marāthi in addition to so on. You tin terminate uncovering to a greater extent than here http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichosanthes_cucumerina
This is 1 of the vegetables that is gentle on the digestive organisation in addition to tin terminate hold upwards safely eaten when 1 is sick or is on whatever form of elimination diet. It also is known to get got several medicinal values.

The stir nipper is slow in addition to quick to brand in addition to requires really few ingredients. This is 1 of my favorites for weeknight dinners.

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

Poddale ( serpent gourd) :2 medium sized.
Mustard: 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds ( jeera): 1/4 tsp
Green chillies: 1-2 (as per your spice level) ( I exercise 1 when I am making it for my piffling ones).
Coconut oil: 1 tsp. ( y'all tin terminate exercise whatever cooking stone oil of your preference, I exercise kokosnoot stone oil inwards mine).
Jaggery(molasses)/ sugar:1 tsp
Salt to taste.
Fresh grated coconut: 1 tbsp ( optional).

Method:

Cut the serpent gourd (poddale)lengthwise twice. Remove the seeds within in addition to travel along aside.Then piece thinly horizontally so that y'all get got ii cms long sparse slices in addition to travel along aside. Slit the dark-green chillies in addition to travel along aside.

Heat a sauté pan/ wok on medium heat,add 1 tsp kokosnoot oil. Now add together the mustard seeds. Once the mustard seeds splutter, add together the cumin seeds, so the slit dark-green chillies. Now add together the sliced poddale ( serpent gourd)& sauté.Add a piffling fleck of common salt in addition to 1tsp sugar. Reduce the flaming to low, comprehend the pan in addition to laid until the vegetable is soft plenty to eat. Generally takes close xv minutes.

Garnish amongst freshly grated coconut. Serve amongst rice & rasam or dal.

Cooking made slow :

Vegetables inwards the US of America tend to get got higher H2O content in addition to thence exercise non require additional H2O to hold upwards added land cooking. But if y'all uncovering the pan getting likewise hot or y'all are inwards danger of burning the vegetable
then y'all tin terminate sprinkle around H2O in addition to permit it laid to your desired score of softness. It should non hold upwards mushy.

Tip for salubrious living:

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Food for thought:

Treat others the way y'all would hold upwards similar to hold upwards treated.