This is a simple, quick to make curry. It can be paired with rotis or rice and pappu/dal.
Ingredients
2 cups snake gourd, sliced
2 tbsp grated fresh coconut
1/2 tbsp ghee
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp urad dal
1/2 tsp chana dal
2 dry red chillies, broken in half
2 green chillies, slit lengthwise
8-10 curry leaves
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
Salt, to taste
Instructions
1. Add snake gourd to a pan, add sufficient water to cover the slices. Cover and boil until tender. Drain and set aside.
2. Heat ghee in a pan. Add mustard seeds and once they splutter, add urad and chana dals. When they turn light brown, add red chillies, green chillies and curry leaves.
3. Add snake gourd, coconut, salt and turmeric. Mix well, saute for a minute. Transfer to a serving bowl.
Shinar was the name of our home in Bangalore. Named after the Plains of Shinar where civilization is believed to have started, it was one of the first houses in the area.
It is the home I have a million memories of. Of growing up, of all the dogs that gambolled through the house, of the strawberry patches and sweet potato plants, of plucking fresh vegetables from the garden, of waking up to the aroma of strong filter coffee and a plate of steaming upma or soft fluffy idlis. Of the fragrance of delicious food being cooked wafting from amma’s kitchen….a kitchen that has its roots firmly in Andhra.
As time flies, the traditional recipes of her home state may vanish from our dining table. Hence, Shinar Diaries…an attempt to capture the magic of amma’s cooking and preserve some traditional recipes. A place where I begin my culinary journey and welcome you to be a part of it.
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2 thoughts on “Potlakaya kobbari kura|Snake gourd with coconut”
Hi,
Your recipes are so similar to how my mom or grandmother used to make. I am a Telugu Brahmin, it is more relevant to me not because of the religion factor but the food habits we had throughout my childhood.
If you have more such traditional dishes, please do share, I feel happy when I see them and I would love to make it at home.
shinar diaries 
Hi,
Your recipes are so similar to how my mom or grandmother used to make. I am a Telugu Brahmin, it is more relevant to me not because of the religion factor but the food habits we had throughout my childhood.
If you have more such traditional dishes, please do share, I feel happy when I see them and I would love to make it at home.
-Anuradha
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Same here, may be that is why the similarities:)
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