Peerkangai Masiyal ( Ridge Gourd)

Ingredients

1. Peerkangai Medium size 3- 4
2. Green Chili  medium length 4
3. Red Chilli whole 4
4. Ginger 2 inch piece cleaned and Cut
5. Curry leaves
6. Hing 1/2 tea spoon
7. Channa Dhal - 2 table spoon
8. Grated coconut 1/2 cup
9. Tamraind Juice 3 cups
10. Mustard seeds
11. oil 1 table spoon
12. boiled thoor dhar 1/2 cup

Prepare the Channa Dhal And Coconut Paste

In a small frying pan heat 1 tea spoon of oil
fry 1 table spoon of channa dhal to golden brown and add 1/2 cup grated coconut and fry till golden brown
allow it to cool down and grind it to a fine paste

Peel and Cut Ridge Gourd

 

Cooking

1. In a 3 quart sauce pan heat oil
2. allow mustard seeds to splutter
3. add 1 table spoon of channa dhal
4. add Ginger, cut green chilli and whole red chilli ( red chilli need not be cut)

1. Add 1/2 tea spoon hing
2. Add curry leaves
3. Add the cut peerkangai

1. Allow it to soften
2. pour the tamarind juice and salt to taste
3. Allow the flavor to come out
4. Pour boiled thoor dhal

1. After 3 minutes, add the ground paste of channa dhal and Coconut