Padavalanga Carrot Thoran / Snake Gourd Carrot Stir Fry with Coconut.

Snake gourd carrot stir fry with coconut known as padavalanga carrot thoran in Kerala is a dry stir fry made with snake gourd, carrot, peanuts and freshly grated coconut that goes well as a side dish with rice or chapati. The following ingredients are needed to prepare Padavalanga Carrot Thoran / Snake Gourd Carrot Stir Fry with Coconut.
Ingredients:
Snake gourd / Padavalanga.-1 medium size 
Carrot.                -2
Peanuts.              -1/2 cup
Onion.                 -1
Green chilly.        -2
Curry leaves.       -few
Turmeric powder.-1/2 tsp
Grated coconut.   -1 cup
Chana dal.            -2 tsp
Urad dal.              -2 tsp
Mustard seeds.     -1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds. -1/4 tsp
Salt.                     - to taste
Coconut oil.         -1 tbsp

Instructions:
1). Scrap and peel the outer skin of snake gourd and carrots. Wash and chop them into very small pieces. Wash peanuts. Finely chop onion. Chop green chilly and curry leaves into very thin pieces. Keep aside.

2). In a steamer steam cook the chopped snake gourd pieces, chopped carrot pieces and peanuts for 10 minutes. Keep aside the steam cooked snake gourd carrots peanuts mixture.  

Method:
1). Heat 1 tbsp coconut oil in a wide bottom pan. Add chana dal and urad dal and saute well. Splutter mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds (methi seeds).

2). Add thinly chopped green chilly and thinly chopped curry leaves into the pan and saute well.

3). Add finely chopped onion and saute well until onion turns translucent. Add turmeric powder and mix well.

4). Add steam cooked snake gourd carrot peanuts mixture and required salt into the pan and saute well on low flame.

5). Add freshly grated coconut into the pan and mix together everything in the pan and cook on low flame for 2-3 minutes and switch off the flame.

A very tasty Padavalanga Carrot Thoran / Snake Gourd Carrot Stir Fry with Coconut is, ready to serve with rice or chapati.