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.
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
- 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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