2 RIDGE GOURD ( BEERAKAI/PEERKANGAI)CHUTNEY


Ridge gourd - 1
Do not peel the skin...just wash and cut edges and chop them to big pieces
Onion -1 small chopped into thick pieces
Ginger - small piece
Garlic - 4 or 5 pods
Red chillies or green chillies -5
Tamarind Little( a small piece
Urad Dhal - 1 tbsp
Channa dhal - 1 tbsp
Salt as needed

variation can use:
Coconut - few pieces when grinding

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n a kadai/pan heat oil and fry urad dhal, channa dhal until light brown add tamarind and red chillies(or green chillies) remove and keep aside.

In the same kadai add some oil and fry onions well, then add ginger and garlic, now add the ridge gourd and fry till they are cooked..just before removing add coconut(optional)...cool and grind both together in a mixer.Add salt. Season it with mustard seeds, urad dhal ,ingu and curry leaves...

Variation:-
You can make the same chutney with just the peeled skin of ridge gourd or make chutney with the inner part of ridge gourd after removing skin.

2 comments/Reactions:

My cooking experiments said...

hi padma a very nice blog!The receipe for the ridge gourd is mouth watering!I make it using peanuts,garlic and cilantro and grind it coarsely goes well with rice,idlis,dosas,and chappatis too!
Great blogging ahead!!

Anonymous said...

Thanks a lot Tamanna for trying and also posting a comment :)...greatly appreciated...will try with the ingredients that u mentioned...

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