This is my 5th post using ridge gourd, even though we buy ridge gourd often, i have never shared any recipes so far..So no worries few days back i picked 5 ridge gourd from my grocery shop, and i am sharing lots of ridgegourd recipes here nowadays...This dish has become my favourite sidedish..It takes just few mins to make..This taste great with rice or roti..
Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
Ridge Gourd - 1 peeled and sliced lengthwise
Onion - 1 medium size sliced thinly
Green Chillies - 2 slit lengthwise
Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder - ½ tsp
Salt to taste
Coconut - ½ cup grated
For Seasoning:
Oil - 1 tblspn
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
Urad dal / Uludu Paruppu - 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - ½ tsp
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Method:
Heat oil in a pan, add in the seasoning ingredients and let it sizzle for a min.
Add in onions, chillies, salt and turmeric and mix well.
Now add in ridge gourd and toss well. Cover and simmer on a low heat for 10 mins till it is cooked.,
Now add in chilli powder and mix well.
Add in coconut and stir fry till it is combined.
Now serve with rice.
Pictorial:
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| take your ridge gourd |
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| peel them, dont throw the peel, you can make chutney.. check this link |
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| cut it like this |
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| slice them |
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| Done |
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Heat oil in a pan |
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| add seasoning ingredients |
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| let them sizzle |
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| add in onions and green chillies |
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| add in salt and turmeric powder |
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| mix well |
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| add in ridge gourd |
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| mix well |
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| cover and simmer for few mins |
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| now the ridge gourd is cooked |
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| add in chilli powder |
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| mix well |
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| add coconut |
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| toss well |
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| now it is done |
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| Serve |
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