Ridge Gourd Dal / Peerkangai Paruppu | | Simple and Yummy Recipes

Today recipe is an easy and healthy recipe using ridgegourd and toor dal.  This dal goes perfect with steamed rice or rotis. It is one of the great way to indulge ridgegourd in our diet. When vegetables combined with dal it always make healthy and nutritious recipe.

I didn't not peel the skin of the ridgegourd too much. just i peeled only the sharp edges. Use the peels to make chutney if you wish or discard it.

Course : Main Course
Cuisine : Indian Cuisine
Prep Time : 20 minutes
Cooking time : 15 minutes
Serves : 2
Ingredients :

• 1 Ridgegourd, medium sized, peeled and chopped
• 2 tbsp Cooked Split Pigeon peas / Toor Dal
• 1 Onion, medium sized, chopped
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 2 Green chillies, finely chopped
• 3 Garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1/ 2 Lemon Juice ( optional )
• 1 tbsp Cooking Oil
• Salt to taste

Method :

• Pressure cook the dal/Split Pigeon peas till soft and mushy and keep it ready.

• Heat oil in a wok, add cumin seeds, allow it to splutter.

• Add garlic cloves, onions and green chillies and fry till the onion turns light golden brown in colour.

• Then add the chopped ridgegourd to it and mix well.

• Add little salt and Cook for 5 minutes in low flame.

• Next add the dhal, turmeric powder and 1 cup of water and give a good mix.

• Bring the mixture to a boil. Cover the pan with lid and cook for 5 to 8 minutes in medium flame.

• Switch off the flame, add 1/2 lemon juice and stir. This step is optional.

• Serve hot wit plain rice or chapathi/ roti / phulkas.

Step By Step Instructions of How to make Ridgegourd dal / Peerkangai Paruppu

• Heat oil in a wok, add cumin seeds, allow it to splutter.

• Add garlic cloves, onions and green chillies and fry till the onion turns light golden brown in colour.

• Then add the chopped ridgegourd to it and mix well. Add little salt and Cook for 5 minutes in low flame.

• Next add the dhal, turmeric powder and 1 cup of water and give a good mix.

• Bring the mixture to a boil. Cover the pan with lid and cook for 5 to 8 minutes in medium flame. Switch off the flame, add 1/2 lemon juice and stir. This step is optional.

• Serve hot wit plain rice or chapathi/ roti / phulkas.