Shrimp-Turai/snakegourd curry

Shrimp and turai /snakegourd combination makes an excellent curry for chapatis.Try this if you are bored of the regular plain turai curry.

Ingredients :

Turai - medium

Potato - 1 small diced into medium pieces

Shrimps  frozen or fresh - 1/2 kg

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Onions-1 small chopped into big chunks

Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Salt

Oil -1 tbsp

Red chilli powder-1 tsp

Curry powder - 1tsp

Crushed garlic-2

Garam Masala-1/2 tsp

Method :

Peel the Turai and cut into small pieces.

Heat oil in a pan,add cumin seeds,onions and curry leaves.

Add diced potatoes and saute well ,add in the turai pieces and saute well for a while

Add the salt,turmeric and mix well.

Add in the shrimps and the curry powder.

Cook cover for 5 mins,add crushed garlic,red chilli powder,garam masala .

Serve hot with chapati/paratha.

Happy Eating..!!!