Beerakaya Koora / Ridgegourd curry
Ingredients
- Ridge gourd - 2
- Onion - 1
- Green chilly - 1
- Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
- Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoons
- Urad dal - 1 teaspoon
- Asoefatida - a pinch
- Turmeric - 1 tea spoon
- Salt as needed
- Red chilli powder - 1 tea spoon
- Milk - 1/2 cup
- Oil - 2 tablespoons
- 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.
We enjoyed it . Thanks Sowmya!!!
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