Earlier this year, our chefs worked on an Astro cook book, one that highlights vegetables and other ingredients one must eat, based on their sun signs. On this blog, we will bring you a delicious recipe every month that you can easily make at home! Leos have the desire to always be the star of the show and shine bright. Their element is fire, their ruling planet the Sun, and their symbol the majestic lion. Our chef recommends Leos eat plenty of white radish, cucumber, snake gourd and grapes. Wondering what to do with snake gourds? Fear not, here’s a fantastic recipe – let us know how it turns out!
Recipe For Arusuvai Pudalai
Ingredients:
| Snake gourd | 180 grams |
| Green chilli – deseeded and finely chopped | 20 grams |
| Yellow capsicum – deseeded and diced | 20 grams |
| Red capsicum – deseeded and diced | 20 grams |
| Green capsicum – deseeded and diced | 20 grams |
| Green coriander leaves – finely chopped | 10 grams |
| Salt | To taste |
| Turmeric powder | 2 grams |
| Jaggery | 5 grams |
| Fig – chopped | 10 grams |
| Peppercorn | 2 grams |
| Lemon juice | 5 ml |
| Grated coconut | 50 grams |
| Peanuts – roasted and crushed | 50 grams |
Ingredients for tempering:
| Gingelly oil | 15 ml |
| Mustard seeds | 3 grams |
| Urad dal | 3 grams |
| Red chilli | 2 grams |
| Asafoetida | 2 grams |
Method:
- Peel and chop the snake gourd, and boil it in salted water.
- Strain, cool and keep aside.
- In a pan, heat the oil and add mustard seeds. Sauté.
- Add urad dal, red chilli, green chilli, asafoetida, turmeric powder, capsicum, and the cooked snake gourd.
- Add salt to taste and simmer to cook.
- To finish it off, add jiggery, fig, peppercorn, lemon juice and crushed peanuts.
- Mix well, garnish with coriander leaves and serve at room temperature.
