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30 min — 10 min prep, 20 min cooking.

Potlakaya Kura

Name: Potlakaya Kura
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Andhra Pradesh Indian
Ingredients: 5g Coriander Leaves; 5g salt; 1g Turmeric Powder; 8g green chillies; 4g Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch); 120g onion; 500g Snake Gourd (Pudalangai); 2g Cumin Seeds; 10g Chana Dal; 3g Curry Leaves; 25g oil; 5g Urad Dal; 3g Mustard Seeds (Black)

Snake gourd curry with onion and mild masala. Light summer vegetable common in AP kitchens.

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Time 30 min · Serves 4 · 119 kcal · Andhra Pradesh

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (garnish) — 5 g

Main

salt — 5 g
Turmeric Powder — 1 g
green chillies — 8 g
Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 4 g
onion — 120 g
Snake Gourd (Pudalangai) — 500 g

Tempering

Cumin Seeds — 2 g
Chana Dal — 10 g
Curry Leaves — 3 g
oil — 25 g
Urad Dal — 5 g
Mustard Seeds (Black) — 3 g

Method

Scrape snake gourd, remove seeds and cut into small pieces.
Heat oil, add mustard, cumin, chana dal and urad dal. Fry till dal is golden.
Add curry leaves, green chillies and onions. Fry till soft.
Add snake gourd, turmeric and salt. Mix well.
Cover and cook till soft; it cooks in its own water.
Add chilli powder and cook open till the water dries.
Add coriander leaves and serve with rice.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Potlakaya Kura?: 119 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 30 min — 10 min prep, 20 min cooking.

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