Beerakaya Pappu / Ridgegourd dal

(Serves 4 )

Needed :

1. Beerakaya/Ridgegourd - 1
2. Toordal - 1 cup
3. Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
4. Jeera - 2 table spoons
5. Green chillies - 4
6. Turmeric - a pinch
7. Salt - a pinch
8. Oil - 1 table spoon
9. Chana dal - 1 tea spoon
10. Urad dal - 1 tea spoon
11. Mustard seeds - 1 tea spoon
12. Asofaetida - a pinch

Method :

• Scrape the edges of the outer skin of the ridgegourd.
• Wash the vegetable and cut it into pieces.
• Boil the vegetable in water till it gets cooked.
• Cook toor dal in water in a pressure cooker or microwave it for 40 minutes.
• Meanwhile grind coconut, green chillies and jeera into a coarse paste.
• Once the vegetable is cooked, add the cooked toor dal, grinded mixture, turmeric and salt.
• Add half cup of water and cook on low flame.
• After 10 minutes, season the dish with  oil, chana dal, urad dal, mustard seads and asofaetida.