Thursday, August 19, 2010

Beerakaya Koora / Ridgegourd curry

Ingredients
  1. Ridge gourd - 2
  2. Onion - 1
  3. Green chilly - 1
  4. Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
  5. Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoons
  6. Urad dal - 1 teaspoon
  7. Asoefatida - a pinch
  8. Turmeric - 1 tea spoon
  9. Salt as needed
  10. Red chilli powder - 1 tea spoon
  11. Milk - 1/2 cup
  12. Oil - 2 tablespoons
  13. Sugar - 1 tablespoon
Method
  • Peel the skin of ridge gourd and wash them thouroughly.
  • Cut them into pieces and have them aside.
  • Chop onions and green chillies.
  • Heat the oil in a pan.
  • Add mustard, cumin and urad dal.
  • Fry them till they splutter.
  • Add a pinch of asoefatida and saute the mixture.
  • Add onions and greenchillies and fry till the onions turn brown.
  • Add the ridge gourd pieces and saute with the mixture.
  • Add a spoon of oil if needed.
  • Close the lid and cook the vegetable in steam on a medium flame.
  • Saute the mixture every 5 minutes to ensure that vegetable doesn't get charred.
  • Once the vegetable is half cooked, add milk and cook again with closed lid.
  • Keep sauting in between and once the vegetable is totally cooked add turmeric and salt.
  • If you need the curry a little spicy, add a teaspoon of red chilly powder at this stage.
  • Saute the entire mixture for a minute, add a table spoon of sugar, mix and cook for half a minute with closed lid.
  • Switch off the flame, place the pan with the closed lid aside.
  • Serve after 10 minutes to enjoy the aroma and taste.

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