Thursday, August 16, 2018

South-Indian Style Ridge gourd & Potato Curry | Turai Aloo sabzi | Peerkangai Urulaikilangu Poriyal

A South-Indian style Ridge-gourd and Potato curry. (Peerkangai Urulaikilangu Poriyal in Tamil ). It's a very simple recipe yet very very delicious and tasty too. Those who even doesn't like ridge gourd/turai/ Peerkangai will definitely like this. The combination of ridge gourd and potato make for a tasty dish. Video Recipe posted below.
Ridgegourd Potato curry



Ridgegourd potato curry

Preparation time : 5 minutes
Cooking time : 10 minutes
Serves : 3

Ingredients
  • 1 large Ridge-gourd - peeled and chopped
  • 1 cup of mashed Potatoes ( 2 medium potatoes,boiled, peeled and mashed )
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 4 green chilllies, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp channa dal
  • 1 tsp Urad dal
  • Few Curry leaves
  • 2 tbsp of Oil
  • Salt to taste
Method
  • Peel the skin of the ridge-gourd, wash and chop them into small pieces. Boil potatoes and peel the skin and mash them and keep aside
  • Heat the oil in a pan or a wok/kadai, when hot add mustard seeds and allow it to splutter.
  • Add chana dal and urad dal and fry.
  • Next add the onion and curry leaves and fry till the onions turns pink in colour.
  • Then add the chopped ridge-gourd pieces and mix well.
  • Add salt and turmeric powder and mix well.
  • Add 1/4 cup of water and mix well. Cover the pan with lid and cook for 3 minutes in medium flame. After 3 minutes open the lid and mix the curry.
  • Again cover and cook for 3 minutes or till the ridge-gourd is well cooked.
  • Next add in the mashed potatoes and mix well. Cover the pan and simmer for 2 minutes.
  • Serve hot with Roti, chapathi and rice.
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