Snake Gourd Poriyal With Chana Dal – Pudalangai Kadalai Paruppu Poriyal Recipe

Recently I tasted this snake gourd poriyal with chana dal in a hotel in Tamil nadu. Usually I make snake gourd poriyal (Pudalangai poriyal in Tamil) with moong dal, onion and green chilli. But when I tasted this type of poriyal in that hotel with snake gourd, onion, chana dal / kadalai paruppu and sambar powder as major ingredients, I was tempted to try at home. Last week I prepared it as side dish for sambar rice. As usual I made this dish directly in a pressure cooker to ease my job and to save time. It came out so well. Tasted great with sambar rice and curd rice. As we are using chana dal, it takes more time to cook than snake gourd. So you can add previously cooked chana dal and add to poriyal or soak it for 30 minutes in water and add it as I did here. Other than this step, this pudalangai poriyal is so easy to make under 15 minutes. Also remember to add less water in pressure cooker else snake gourd turns mushy. Ok, lets see how to make snake gourd poriyal adding chana dal with step by step pictures.

Snake gourd poriyal with chana dal

How to make snake gourd poriyal with chana dal like Tamil nadu hotel style.

Cuisine: Tamil nadu

Category: Poriyal

Serves: Serves 3

Prep time: 30 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 50 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml Snake gourd - 1 (Chop into small pieces) Chana dal / Kadalai paruppu - 2.5 tbsp Big onion - 1 (finely chopped) Sambar powder - 1 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Sugar - 1/2 tsp Salt & water - as needed Grated coconut – 1/4 cup To Temper Cooking oil or coconut oil - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Curry leaves - Few

HOW TO MAKE SNAKE GOURD PORIYAL

1. Wash ad chop snake gourd into small pieces. Soak chana dal for 30 minutes.
2. Heat oil in a pressure cooker base. Splutter mustard seeds, Urad dal, cumin seeds, curry leaves.
3. Add onion and saute till transparent. Add the chopped snake gourd.
4. Mix well. Add salt, turmeric powder, sugar and sambar powder. Mix it well.
5. Lastly add soaked chana dal. Add 1/2 cup of water and pressure cook for one whistle in low flame.
6. Open the cooker after the steam is released. Mix gently.
7. Boil and drain the excess water if any. Lastly add grated coconut. Toss gently and switch off the flame.
8. Serve with sambar rice, curd rice.

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and soak chana dal for 30 minutes. In the mean time, wash and chop snake gourd into small pieces. Chop the onion. Set aside. In a pressure cooker base, heat oil. Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal and cumin seeds. Add chopped onion, curry leaves. Saute till onion becomes transparent. Add chopped snake gourd, sambar powder, turmeric powder, salt and sugar. Mix for a minute. Lastly add soaked chana dal. Add 1/2 cup of water. Mix well. Close the lid and keep the flame high. Once the steam starts to come off, put the weight valve. Keep the flame completely low. Cook for one whistle. Open the cooker after steam is released. Mix gently without breaking the veggie. Boil and drain the excess water if any. Lastly add the grated coconut and toss it gently. Switch off the flame. Serve with sambar rice and curd rice. Enjoy !

Note

For variations you can add moong dal instead of chana dal. You can add slit green chilli instead of sambar powder.

Try this hotel style snake gourd poriyal with chana dal and enjoy !

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