
Ingredients for Podithooval:
1. Toor dal (Sambar Paripp) – ½ cup
2. Snake gourd chopped into small pieces – 2 cups
3. Coconut grated – ½ cup
4. Mustard – 1 small spoon
5. Urud dal (Uzhunnu paripp) – 2 small spoons
6. Green chillies – 2
7. Curry leaves – 2 stalks
8. Coconut oil – 1 big spoon
How to prepare Podithooval?
1. Cook dal, adding sufficient water. But it should never be overcooked (When pressed, it should be cooked, that’s enough).
2. Crush together green chillies and grated coconut.
3. Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds.
4. Fry the urad daal and then add cooked dal and snake gourd pieces to it. Never add water.
5. Cook in a low flame, and when it’s done, add crushed coconut-green chillies mixture to it.
6. Also, add curry leaves and mix well for one minute. Now you can use it.
Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine April 1-14 2017
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