This chutney is delight with hot rice and ghee. The sweetness of beerakaya or ridge gourd is easily evident in every spoon of rice :) . Here is the recipe
INGREDIENTS
Beerakaya/Ridge gourd :- 1/2 kilo chopped into pieces after removing outer layer)
Tomatoes:- fully ripen :- 4 large
Green chillies :- 4-5(adjust)
Chana dal :- 1 teaspoon
Urad dal ;- 1 teaspoon
Jeera :- 1 teaspoon
Mustard seeds :- 1 teaspoon
Oil:- 1 tablespoon
Salt :- as required
Tamarind :- lemon sized ball
For Tempering/seasoning :-
Urad Dal :- 1/2 teaspoon
chana dal:- 1/2 teaspoon
jeera :- 1/2 teaspoon
aavalu/mustard seeds :- 1/2 teaspoon
Dry Chillies :- 2-3
Curry leaves :- 2-3
METHOD :-
- Take a deep frying pan add 1/2 of oil and add chana dal ,urad dal,jeera and mustard into it and allow them to splutter.
- Add ridge gourd pieces, tomatoes and green chillies and salt and close the lid and allow them to cook.
- Meanwhile soak tamarind of water and squeeze out the pulp.
- Now after ridge gourd-tomato are cooked take them into a grinder along with tamarnd pulp and grind them into smooth paste.
- In the same pan add remaining oil and add all the seasoning agents and allow them to splutter.
- Add this to the ground paste.
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