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Snake Gourd Fry
🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Snake Gourd Fry

🇮🇳 Indian

The humble side that runs the thali: snake gourd fry — quick, dry, and impossibly fresh-tasting. About 25 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 10 min Cook 15 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Onion1, chopped
  • Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
  • Vegetable Oil2 tbsp
  • Mustard Seeds1 tsp
  • Red Chili Powder1 tsp
  • Snake Gourd250 g, chopped

Optional extras

  • Lemon1

Instructions

  1. 1

    Prep the snake gourd — trim, cut small and even so it cooks in one wave.

  2. 2

    Fry the onion to gold with the spices, then add the vegetable and turn through the masala.

  3. 3

    Cover and cook on low 8-10 minutes — no water, the vegetable steams in its own juice.

  4. 4

    Uncover and dry any liquid on a high flame for a minute.

  5. 5

    Finish with salt and lemon; serve as the side that quietly carries the plate.

Chef's tip

Salt at the end — early salt pulls water and turns the sabzi soupy.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Snake Gourd Fry || Potlakaya Ulli Karam Fry||Snake Gourd Onion Masala Fry||Snake Gourd Pyaz ki Sabzi · on YouTube