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Snakegourds pith thogayal

Snakegourds seeds and pith Thogayal / Chutney

Surprising benefits of Snakegourds seeds and pith

Remedies Hypertension

The seeds of snake gourd supply potassium, a key mineral that maintains electrolyte balance in the body, besides isoflavone antioxidants, that prevent a sudden rise in blood pressure.

Cures Diarrhoea

Bestowed with tremendous antimicrobial potential, snake gourd seeds combat invading pathogens in the gastrointestinal . Snake gourd seeds flush out the germs and contaminating particles from the stomach, intestines, restoring digestive health.

Manages Diabetes Symptoms

People with diabetes mellitus invariably display excessive oxidative stress and harmful free radicals in their system, along with alarmingly high blood sugar levels. Snake gourd seeds comprise profuse amounts of the antioxidants lycopene which significantly improve insulin activity.

Like most flora of the gourd family, the snake gourd vegetables, seeds, leaves and juice extracts are enriched with a multitude of crucial fundamental dietary components like carbohydrates, fats, proteins and fibers, vital trace compounds such as Vitamin A, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C and Vitamin E and minerals and a host of plant substances including phenolics and cucurbitacins.

Source Google Indian Medical Journal

Ingredients

1/2 cup snakegourds seeds with tender pith

1 tsp udad dal

1/2 tsp pepper

Berry size Tamrind

Few sprigs of curry leaves

2-3 red chilies

4 tbsp coconut

Small piece of ginger

Salt

1tsp oil

Add oil to a pan

Add ingredients mentioned for roasting starting with dal , red chilies , curry leaves , snake gourd pith , Tamrind , salt .

Oil roast , allow to cool

Grind to a smooth paste with coconut

Sprinkles of water can be added . Add tempering of oil mustard seeds curry leaves

The Thogayal tastes good with rice or as an accompaniment with dosa for a change .

Another method of making this delicious thogayal given below

Ingredients

2 spoons oil

4 dried chilli

2 spoon bengal gram

a pinch of fenugreek seeds

2 spoon urad dal

seeds from 1 snake gourd

2 to 3 spoon grated coconut

Small piece of tamarind

2 spoon gingelly oil

1/ 4 spoon mustard for tempering

1/4 spoon asafoetida

Few curry leaves for tempering

Grind after roasting ingredients.

snakegourds tender seeds with pith

Snakegourds pith thogayal

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