Padavalanga Curry (Snake gourd Curry with Tomato and Coconut)

Padavalanga Curry

This Padavalanga Curry (Snake Gourd Curry) is extremely simple to prepare and goes wonderfully with rice. If you need a quick curry for rice, this is a great homely recipe. At my house, we cook most of the gourds quite regularly.

Snake gourd has anti-inflammatory properties, excellent for diabetes, and wards off constipation.

This is one simple yet tasty preparation where everything goes together into the pot and cooked together. A simple paste is prepared with grated coconut and added to the curry, then simmered shortly and then tempered. I hope you will try this recipe.

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Padavalanga Curry

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How to make Padavalanga Curry (Snake gourd Curry with Tomato and Coconut) – Recipe at a glance:

• Grind coconut with some spice to a nice paste.
• Add the paste and simmer.
• Temper the curry and it’s done.

Snake gourd (Trichosanthes cucumerina), names in different languages:

• Malayalam : Padavalanga / Padavalam
• Tamil: Podalankai / Pudalai
• Telugu: Potlakaya
• Kannada: Hagala Kai / Padaval Kai / Padavala
• Hindi : Chachinda / Patoala
• Bengali: Chichinga / Chin Chinga
• Gujarati: Padavali
• Konkani : Peddaley / Poddvolen
• Marathi: Padval
• Oriya: Chhachindra
• Punjabi: Parol
• Tulu: Padlanga

Ingredients:

• 1 large snake gourd
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1 long mild green chilli, sliced (to taste)
• 1 sprig Curry leaves
• 1/2 tsp thick Tamarind solution. (Tamarind pulp mixed in a little hot water)
• 1 tsp coriander powder

For ground coconut paste:

• 1 cup coconut (packed tightly)
• 3 small cloves Garlic (see notes)
• 1 1/2 tsp Kashmiri Chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/4 tsp Fennel Powder or Fennel seeds (see notes)

For tempering:

• 2 Tbsp coconut oil
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 dried red chilli
• curry leaves
• 4 shallots, sliced,
• salt to taste.

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Key Ingredients: Snake gourd, Tomato, Coconut, Green chilli, Curry leaves, Spice, Oil, Garlic,Salt.

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