RIDGE GOURD GRAVY | PEERKANGAI GRAVY | SIDE DISH FOR CHAPATHI
Ridge Gourd is one of the most nutritious and easily digestive vegetable. Ridge gourd also known as Peerkangai in Tamil. This Ridge Gourd Gravy is from North Indian cuisine. It is very easy and simple to prepare. Ridge Gourd curry tastes great with chapathi, pulav or rice. We can make chutney from skin of the ridge gourd, so don’t discard the skin. Follow my step-by-step photo recipe to prepare Ridge Gourd Gravy. If you like this recipe, share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.
RECIPE FOR RIDGE GOURD GRAVY
Course : Side Dish for Chapathi
Cuisine : North India
Author : Jayashree Karthik
Prep Time : 15 min
Cook Time : 25 min
Total Time : 40 min
INGREDIENTS
- 1 medium size Ridge Gourd
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp urad dal
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 8 curry leaves
- 2 green chilli – slitted
- 1 medium size onion – finely chopped
- 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 small tomato – finely chopped
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp sambar powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
- salt as needed
- 1/4 cup grated coconut
- 1 tsp kasa kasa
- 1.5 tbsp cashews
- 1 tbsp fresh cream or curd
PROCEDURE
- Take 1 medium size ridge gourd, peel the skin and chop into medium size pieces and keep it aside.
- in a small mixer grinder, add coconut, kasa kasa and cashews, grind to a smooth paste by adding little water.
- heat oil in a cast iron pan, add mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds and curry leaves, saute well.
- add finely chopped onion and slitted green chillies
- saute well until onion turns translucent
- add ginger garlic paste and chopped tomatoes
- saute well till tomatoes turn mushy
- add turmeric powder, sambar powder, garam masala powder and salt
- mix well
- add chopped ridge gourd
- combine well
- cover and cook in low flame until ridge gourd turns soft (stir every 30 seconds)
- add grounded coconut paste and 1/4 cup water
- mix well
- cover and cook in low flame for few minutes or until it thickens
- add fresh cream
- mix well and cook for 1 minute
- garnish with coriander leaves
- serve hot with chapathi
- tastes delicious.
Ridge Gourd Gravy Step-by-Step Photo Recipe
take 1 medium size ridge gourd
peel the skin, store the skin to prepare chutney
chop into medium pieces
in a mixer grinder, add grated coconut, cashews and kasa kasa
grind to a smooth paste by adding little water
heat oil in pan, add mustard seeds, urad dal and cumin seeds
add curry leaves, saute till it turns crisp
add slitted green chilli and finely chopped onion
saute well until they turn translucent
add ginger garlic paste and chopped tomatoes
saute well till it turns mushy
add turmeric powder, sambar powder, garam masala powder and salt
mix well
add chopped ridge gourd
mix well
cover and cook in low flame till it turns soft (stir every 30 sec, so that it doesn’t stick to bottom of the pan)
add grinded coconut paste
add 1/4 cup water
mix well
cover and cook in low flame for 5 minutes or until the gravy thickens
add fresh cream and cook for 1 minute in low flame
garnish with coriander leaves
Yummy