Recipe of Snake Gourd fry with eggs / "Chichinga aar dim bhaji"

Snake gourd is a very tasty vegetable and you can have nice recipe made out of it. It is called chichinga in bengali.  Here I am adding one of my favourites dishes - Snake gourd fry with eggs.

Snake Gourd Fry with Eggs 

Ingredients:

• Snake gourd - 3 Medium sized gourd
• Eggs -  eggs
• Onion - 2 medium sized
• Green chili - 2/3
• Cooking oil - 3 / 4 tablespoon
• Salt to taste
• Turmeric powder

How to Prepare:

• Scrape the skin of the snake gourd and wash it.

  

  Snake Gourd

• Then chop it in two along the length and slice it finely.

  

  Chopped Snake Gourd
• Add little salt and mix and squeeze it with hand then steam it with cover until it is soft.  Drain excess water after taking out from fire and keep aside.
• Heat little oil on pan and scramble egg, fry it and keep aside
• Then Heat oil, add sliced onion, green chili and cook for 2 minutes then add half cooked snake gourd and stir it then cover and let it cook in low flame.
• Once it is cooked add fried scramble egg in it and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes.
• It is ready to serve with rice, roti or chapati.

Nutrients value:

Snake gourd has many nutrients value which we need to be aware of and add it into our daily diet for betterment of our body and health. It boosts our immune system, helps in diabetes control. It also helps in growth of new hair.  It is high in protein.  It is rich in Vitamins (A, B, C) and minerals 

(potassium, magnesium,iron, iodine, calcium and manganese).