Potlakaya Kura

Recipe by Cook's Hideout

It’s been a week that we came back from our short trip to India, but nothing much is cooking in the kitchen yet. As with all the weddings, it was extremely busy and chaotic the whole time. I need another vacation to get some rest. But tough luck had to get back to work right away and with a toddler who’s half in Indian time zone and half in US time zone, and a cough-cold to add to the mix, it took us almost a week to get back to normal. But all in all we had fun in the...

Ingredients

• 1 pkg Snake gourd (– frozen, thawed)
• 1 shallot Red onion (/ – medium, chopped)
• 2 chilies (Green)
• 6 curry leaves
• 2 tomatoes (– chopped)
• 2 tbsps Sesame seed (powder)
• supermarket roast chicken, approximately 200g once shredded (Red (or more to taste))
• 1 tbsp rice flour
• supermarket roast chicken, approximately 200g once shredded
• to taste Salt
• supermarket roast chicken, approximately 200g once shredded
• supermarket roast chicken, approximately 200g once shredded

Method

1. Heat 1tbsp oil in a sauté pan; add mustard seeds and cumin seeds; once the seeds start to splutter; add curry leaves, shallots and green chilies; sauté until shallots are translucent, about 5 minutes.
2. Then add tomatoes; cover and cook till they turn mushy, takes another 5 minutes.
3. Add the sesame powder & red chili powder; cook for a minute.
4. Now add snake gourd and ½ cup water; cover and cook till it turns tender, about 8-10 minutes. Season with salt.
5. Whisk rice flour into milk and add it to the curry; mix well and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Enjoy with rice or roti.

View the recipe instructions at Cook's Hideout