Snow Peas Mezhukkupuratti/Stir fry

Ingredients 

Snow peas - 10 0z

Shallots/Onion- 1/4 cup chopped

Garlic- 1 clove crushed

Red chillies- 3-4 crushed into chilli flakes

Curry leaves 

Salt 

Oil

Method

1. Trim the ends and cut the snap peas into medium sized pieces. Cook it in a pot with enough water and salt till it is tender.Let the water dry or drain it .

2. Heat oil in a pan and add chopped shallots, crushed garlic and saute it for few minutes. 

3. Add the cooked snap peas to this and saute. Sprinkle chilli flakes and saute for 3-5 minutes.

Serve hot with rice !!!

Pulincurry /Ashgourd in Coconut -Tamarind gravy

Ingredients

Ash gourd/Winter melon/Kumbalanga - 3/4 cup skin removed,cut and cubed 

Grated coconut- 1/2 cup

Tamarind Juice- 2 tbsp (half of a gooseberry sized ball,soaked in warm water and juice extracted)

Cumin- 1/2 tsp

Shallots- 3-4

Green chillies- 2 split

Red chillies-2

Curry leaves

Mustard

Oil 

Salt

Method

1. Cook ash gourd in enough water ,with turmeric powder and green chillies.

2. Mean while grind grated coconut ,one or two shallots, cumin together to a fine paste.

3. When ash gourd is done add tamarind juice to this and boil for a few minutes.

4. Add ground  coconut to this and heat for 2-3 minutes.Remove from heat

5. Heat oil in another pan , splutter mustard seeds, add red chillies, curry leaves and  chopped shallots.Saute until the shallots are brown .Pour this into the curry.

Serve hot with rice !!