Snake Gourd Recipe | Padwal Bhaji | Chichinda ki sabji
User Reviews
5
20 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
25 mins
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Servings
3
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Calories
154 kcal
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Course
Side Dish, Main Course
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Cuisine
Indian
Snake Gourd Recipe | Padwal Bhaji | Chichinda ki sabji
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This Indian-style snake gourd bhaji features chopped snake gourd cooked with mustard and cumin seeds, curry leaves, green chili, turmeric, asafoetida, and soaked chana dal. The chana dal adds texture and protein, while the spices build a mild, aromatic flavor. It’s a simple vegetable stir-fry suitable as a side dish.
Description
The Snake Gourd Recipe involves peeling and slicing snake gourd into medium pieces and cooking it in oil tempered with mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, and green chili. Soaked chana dal is added mid-cooking to introduce a slight nutty crunch and some body to the bhaji. Turmeric and asafoetida season the dish, providing subtle earthiness and aroma.
This stir-fry delivers a tender yet slightly firm texture from the snake gourd and softened dal. The tempering with cumin and mustard seeds gives a fragrant opening note, while the curry leaves add a distinctly South Indian flavor characteristic. The green chili lends mild heat without overpowering the other elements.
Padwal bhaji pairs well with plain hot rice or Indian breads like chapati or roti. It can be part of a larger meal with dal and other vegetable dishes providing variety and balance.
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Ingredients
for soaking chana dal
- 2 tablespoons chana dal (bengal gram)
- ⅓ cup water hot, boiling
other ingredients
- 2 cups snake gourd padwal or chichinda, chopped
- 1.5 tablespoons neutral cooking oil peanut oil or sunflower oil can be used, generic cooking oil
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- 7 to 8 curry leaves - whole or chopped
- 1 green chili - chopped
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 pinch asafoetida (hing)
- salt as required
- 1 cup water or add as required
- 3 tablespoons coconut can also use desiccated coconut, fresh grated
- 2 tablespoons Coriander leaves chopped
Instructions
preparation for snake gourd bhaji
- Firstly rinse 2 tablespoons chana dal and then soak them in ⅓ cup hot water for 30 minutes.
- Rinse and then peel 1 snake gourd. Cut the snake gourd in two or three pieces horizontally. Now take each cylindrical piece and cut it vertically from the center in two pieces. Remove the seeds and pith and discard them.
- Now slice in 2 to 2.5 inches pieces. You will need 2 cups of chopped snake gourd. Also chop 1 green chili. Keep aside.
making snake gourd bhaji
- Heat 1.5 tablespoons oil in a shallow frying pan or kadai. Lower the flame and then add ½ teaspoon mustard seeds.
- Let the mustard seeds crackle.
- Then add ½ teaspoon cumin seeds.
- Stir and let the cumin seeds also crackle.
- Then add chopped padwal, 7 to 8 curry leaves (whole or chopped) and 1 green chili (chopped). Mix well.
- Add ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder and 1 pinch asafoetida (hing). Mix again.
- Drain all the water from the soaked chana dal and then add the chana dal. Mix well.
- Add salt as per taste.
- Add 1 cup water.
cooking snake gourd bhaji
- Cover the pan with a tight fitting lid and simmer the snake gourd pieces on a low to medium flame till they are cooked.
- Do check the bhaji at intervals to see if the snake gourd pieces are cooked or not and if the water has dried up. If the water has dried up and the padwal or chana dal is yet to cook, then add some more water. Do note that the chana dal has to cook well. You can press a few chana dal pieces to check if they are done or not.
- When the padwal and chana dal are cooked well & all the water has dried up in the bhaji, then add 3 tablespoons fresh grated coconut. if there is any water then dry the sabzi completely by cooking without a lid to evaporate the water, before adding coconut.
- Lastly add 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves. mix well.
- Serve snake gourd bhaji with chapatis or as a side dish with dal-rice or varan bhaat. This sabzi also goes very well as a side dish with sambar-rice or rasam-rice.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
154kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Sodium
485mg
(20%)
Potassium
71mg
(2%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
106IU
(2%)
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
1mg
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
27mg
Vitamin C
48mg
(53%)
Vitamin E
3mg
Vitamin K
1µg
Calcium
69mg
(7%)
Vitamin B9 (Folate)
299µg
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Magnesium
48mg
(12%)
Phosphorus
41mg
Zinc
1mg
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 154 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 154kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Sodium | 485mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 71mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 106IU | 2% |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 27mg | |
| Vitamin C | 48mg | 53% |
| Vitamin E | 3mg | |
| Vitamin K | 1µg | |
| Calcium | 69mg | 7% |
| Vitamin B9 (Folate) | 299µg | |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
| Magnesium | 48mg | 12% |
| Phosphorus | 41mg | |
| Zinc | 1mg |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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