Chichanda Milk Curry recipe | Potlakaya Pala Kura | Snake Gourd | Indian Veg Curry | Flavour Diary

Hi friends, today's recipe tasty, quick and easy to make veg curry. This curry is made with Snake Gourd . Snake Gourd is called Chichanda in hindi and Potlakaya in telugu. 
Today's recipe is no tomato curry and this is made with milk as base of the curry. In Andhra Pradesh, Snake Gourd ( Potlakaya ) is made in many variations and today i am sharing with milk as one common way to make curry. This curry is made in no time and is best with both chapati and rice .

Click the pic below for the making of simple curry

Level: Easy

Serves: 

1 cup: 250ml

1 tablespoon(TBS): 15ml

1 teaspoon(tsp): 5 ml

Ingredients

Ingredients

Oil- 2TBS
Mustard Seeds - 1/4tsp
Cumin - 1/2 tsp
Chana Dal Rice -1 TBS
Green Chillies - 4-5 cut
Curry leaves - 1 spring
Onion - 1 LARGE ( 2medium)
Snake Gourd - 250gm
Turmeric - 1 tsp
Milk - 250ml
Coriander chopped for garnish

Directions

Peel, wash and discard seeds of Snake Gourd/Chichanda /Potlakaya and chopped in small pieces.

Heat oil in pan and then add cumin, chana dal, curry leaves, green chillies and fry for 30 secs.

Add chopped onion, turmeric, salt, curry leaves and fry until onion transparent and then add Ridge Gourd and cook covered until ridge gourd turns soft.

Now add milk and cook until desired consistency and then add chopped coriander and then cook for a minute and serve hot with roti or rice.

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