Snake gourd curry in coconut milk.

Snake gourd, known locally as “pathola,” is a long, slender vegetable with a mild taste. it makes the ideal creamy, mild dish to serve with your rice and curry menus

A simple Sri Lankan vegetarian, vegan coconut milk based curry made with minimum ingredients.

menus to serve with snake gourd curry.

• Other vegetarian side dishes to serve.
  • Beetroot curry
  • chilli beans fry
  • spicy capsicum fry(malu miris theldala).
  • SRI LANKAN POL SAMBOL(Coconut Sambol).
  • Tomato onions-green chilli salad(sambol).
  • SRI LANKAN DEVILLED POTATO CURRY(ala theldala)

• Seafood dishes to serve.
  • SRI LANKAN FISH CURRY WITH COCONUT MILK(thalapath fish curry).
  • SRI LANKAN CHILLI FISH CURRY(miris malu).

• Beef and chicken curry dishes.
  • SRI LANKAN BLACK PEPPER BEEF CURRY
  • SLOW COOKED BEEF CURRY(like my grandmother makes).
  • SLOW-COOKED CHICKEN CURRY WITHOUT COCONUT MILK
  • KALUPOL- SRI LANKAN CHICKEN CURRY(spicy black chicken curry).

You can also search for Sri Lankan menu ideas, I have 9 menus where you can replace snake gourd curry with any other mildly spiced curries.

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Utensils and appliances needed.

knife and chopping board.

Cooking pan/ clay pot to cook the curry.

More snake gourd recipes

Sri Lankan snake gourd fry(pathola mallung).

Storing

Once cooled, store in the refrigerator must be consumed within 2 to 3 days.

Freezing

Avoid freezing.

Heating

Remove from refrigerator, warm over stove top in low-medium fire.

Stop food wastage

Only make as much as your family requires as you are not able to keep the snake gourd curry for long.

recipe difficulty-easy

Ingredients to cook snake gourd curry(pathola curry)

Ingredients mentioned below use standard measuring cups and spoons.

1 medium-sized snake gourd
1 medium-sized onion sliced fine
2 green chillies chopped
3 cloves of garlic sliced
Handful of curry leaves
1-inch pieces of Pandan leaf
1 teaspoon of fenugreek seeds
1/2 a teaspoon of turmeric powder
1/2 a teaspoon of red chilli powder(add more, optional ingredients if you need to make the curry slightly spicy)
1/2 a cup of water
1/2 a cup of thick coconut milk
Salt to season

Snake gourd coconut milk curry(pathola curry)

How to clean and cut the snake gourd.

Please make sure to read the recipe instructions carefully to avoid mistakes.

Since the snake gourd is long, cut them into half or three parts for easy handling.

Scrape off the outer white layer using a knife, exposing the green skin underneath it.

Split it in, and scrape off the seeds and spongy layer inside the snake gourd.

Once this is done, slice them into half-moon slices.

Rinse the sliced snake gourd in water and drain it to remove excess water.

cooking the pathola curry

Add onion(1 medium), pandan leaf(2 inch), green chillies, garlic pods(3), fenugreek seeds(1 tsp), turmeric powder(1/2 a tsp), pour water(1/2 a cup), chilli powder(1/2 a tsp optional).

Season with salt and place over low medium heat.

Cook for 10 minutes or until water is reduced.

Once the snake gourd has been cooking for 10 minutes, pour in the coconut milk, mix and cook for 10 minutes or until the gravy thickens.

Cook over low-medium heat, taste and season with salt and serve with rice and curry.

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