Ridge Gourd With Moong Dal

Beerakaya Pesarpappu Kura

Ingredients :

Ridge Gourd 1/2 kg

Moong Dal 1/2 cup

Onion(chopped) 1/2 cup

Green Chilly 6

Tomato 1 medium size

Mustard Seeds 1/4 tsp

Cumin Seeds 1/4 tsp

Curry Leaves 5

Ginger Garlic Paste 1/4 tsp

Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp

Oil 1 tbsp

Salt asper taste

Coriander Leaves few sprigs

Preparation :

Peel the skin of ridge gourd, wash and cut in to 1/2 inch size pieces.

Chop onion, green chilly and tomato.

Wash and soak moong dal in water.

Heat oil in a vessel, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds after spluttering

add soaked moong dal and stir it for a min.

Then add curry leaves, chopped onion, ginger garlic paste and turmeric

powder, mix it well and let the onion done.

Then add ridge gourd pieces, salt and mix it well.

Put the lid and cook on med-low flame, after 5- 10 mins water forms

in the curry, it should be cooked till the moong dal is cooked 3/4

(remains separate).

Now Garnish with coriander leaves and serve it with chapati, rice...etc.

It makes roughly 3- 4 servings.

It takes approx 20- 25 mins to prepare.