Today my post is about a simple and easy Kerala vegetarian dish,
kumbalanga paal curry. (
Kumbalanga is the local name or Malayalam name of Ash gourd.) It is very tasty and you can prepare within few minutes. We prepare this at least once in a week. Really goes well with steamed rice. Try it and enjoy .......
Kumbalanga pal curry recipe
Author: Anju Aneesh
Recipe type: Main course
Cuisine: Kerala, South India
Preparation time: 10 minutes | Cooking time: 10 minutes | Total time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup ash gourd (Kumbalanga)chopped finely
- 1/2 cup shallots, chopped
- 2 to 3 green chilies, slit lengthwise
- 1 teaspoon ginger, chopped
- 5 to 6 garlic, chopped
- 1 spring curry leaves
- 1 cup thin coconut milk
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup thick coconut milk
- Salt to taste
- Coconut oil for seasoning
Direction of preparation of kumbalanga paal curry
- Take ash gourd, shallots, green chilies, curry leaves, ginger and garlic in a mud pot.
- Add thin coconut milk and cook till the ash gourd became soft and water content reduces to half.
- Add thick coconut milk and immediately switch off the stove when the curry starts to boil
- Season with coconut oil. Serve hot with steamed rice.
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Let us see the step by step preparation of kumbalanga paal curry
- Take ash gourd, shallots, green chilies, curry leaves, ginger and garlic in a pan.
- Add thin coconut milk and cook till the ash gourd became soft and water content reduces to half.
- Add thick coconut milk and immediately switch off the stove when the curry starts to boil.
- Season with coconut oil.
- Serve hot with steamed rice.
My notes on kumbalanga paal curry
- If you want, you can temper this curry with mustard seeds and shallots.
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