Padavalanga Thoran/Snake Gourd Thoran

Many of you may know the recipe, here sharing my mother's recipe. Padavalanga will cook easily and thoran goes good with rice..

Ingredients:

Padavalanga/Snake Gourd	1
Toor dal	2 tspoon
Salt	to taste

For grinding:

Grated coconut	1/4 cup
Garlic	2 cloves
Cumin seeds	1/2 tspoon
Red chilly powder	1/2 tspoon
Turmeric powder	1/4 tspoon

For seasoning:

Oil	1 tbl spoon
Shallots/small onion	3(cut to tiny pieces)
Mustard	1/2 tspoon
Curry leaves	1 sprig

Preparation:

(1) Chop the skin of padavalanga using the sharp side of a knife or use a peeler. Cut it into pieces. Now chop each pieces into tiny cubes. Meanwhile boil toor dal in water for 1 to 2 minute. Make it half cook which is shown in last picture. Drain the water and keep the toor dal aside.

(2) Heat oil in a pan and season with the ingredients shown under heading "for seasoning". Now add half cooked toor dal. Saute once and add chopped padavalanga. Add salt to it. Mix well. Let it cook for some 10 to 15 minutes. Saute in between (If you want to avoid oil, pour 1/4 cup of water to it. Mix once and allow to boil till water dries up and is cooked).

(3) Mean while grind the ingredients shown under for "grinding heading"without adding water and make a course mixture. Once padavalanga is cooked well add ground mixture to it and mix well. 

(4) Switch off the flame. Your padavalanga thoran is ready.

Have it with your rice..

Tips:

• Chop padavalanga into tiny pieces so that it will cook easily while stirring.
• Addition of toor dal is optional. It will enhance the taste.