Snake Gourd Salan Recipe (Snake Gourd Cooked In Tangy Spicy Peanut Sesame Curry)
Snake Gourd Salan Recipe is a twist the traditional recipe from the Hyderabadi/ Andhra cuisine served on the Eid festival. Salan is hot and spicy and has a tangy gravy. All the spiciness comes from chillies and tamarind, and the gravy blended with other freshly ground spices and peanuts. In this recipes, instead of Mirchi we are using snake gourd and it blends brilliantly into the salan gravy.
Ingredients
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2 cups Snake gourd (pudulangai)
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cut into 1 inch strips
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1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
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1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
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1/4 teaspoon Methi Seeds (Fenugreek Seeds)
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1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
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1 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
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freshly roasted and ground
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1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
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2 Tomatoes
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pureed
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1 cup Tamarind Water
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1 sprig Curry leaves
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Oil
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to cooking
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2 tablespoons Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
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to garnish
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Salt
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to taste
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Ingredients for Mirchi Ka Salan Masala - to be ground into paste
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2 tablespoons Roasted Peanuts (Moongphali)
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2 tablespoons Sesame seeds (Til seeds)
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roasted
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3 tablespoons Fresh coconut
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grated
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Ingredients for onion ginger garlic paste - to be ground to paste
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3 cloves Garlic
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1 inch Ginger
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1 Onions
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roughly chopped
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making the Snake Gourd Salan Recipe, first grind the peanuts, coconut and till seeds along with a little water and grind to a smooth paste and keep aside
Step 2
Also make onion, ginger garlic paste and keep aside
Step 3
Steam the snake gourd in the pressure cooker for just one whistle and turn off the heat
Step 4
After the whistle, release the pressure immediately, so it does not get over cooked
Step 5
Heat a teaspoon of oil over medium heat in a pan; add the cumin seeds, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and curry leaves
Step 6
When the seeds crackle, add the onion garlic and ginger paste and saute for about 2 minutes
Step 7
Add the tomato puree and saute for 2 more minutes until the tomatoes begin to boil and bubble
Step 8
Add the turmeric powder, coriander powder, chilli powder and powdered peanut-sesame mixture
Step 9
Cook over a medium flame stirring continuously, for about 5 minutes
Step 10
Add the tamarind water, the cooked snake gourd and salt and simmer until the gravy thickens for about 10 minutes
Step 11
Once done, turn off the heat and garnish with coriander leaves
Step 12
Serve the Snake Gourd Salan along with Peppery Mushroom Biryani Recipe and Tomato Onion Raita for a delicious weeknight dinner