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Peerkangai Rasavangi Recipe - Ridge Gourd Gravy for Rice | KuzhambuVarieties

South Indian style aromatic gravy with Ridge gourd/peerkangai, moong dal, channa dal and freshly ground spices.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Gravy
Cuisine: South Indian
Calories:
Author: Kalyani

Ingredients

  • Ridge gourd - 1 medium sized
  • Moong dal - ½ cup
  • Channa dal - ¼ cup
  • Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
  • Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
  • Salt - as required

To Roast and Grind

  • Oil - 1 tsp
  • Red chillies - 6
  • Channa dal - 1 tbsp
  • Corainder seeds - 1 tbsp
  • Urad  dal - 1 tbsp
  • Coconut grated - 2 tbsp

To Temper

  • Oil - 1 tsp
  • Ghee -2 tsp
  • Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
  • Urad dal - 1 tsp

Instructions

Preparation

  • Wash the ridge gourd well and peel the skin off as shown in the picture. No need to completely remove the outer skin. Then chop them into cubes. set aside.
  • In a pan, heat oil and add the items given in the 'to roast and grind' table.Fry   them until they turn golden brown. Once it cools down, add the fried spices to the mixer.
  • Grind everything together to a coarse powder without adding water. Keep aside. Heat oil plus ghee in a tadka pan and add the items to temper. Fry them until mustard seeds cracks and urad dal turn brown. Then add curry leaves and fry for a minute. Switch off the flame. Keep this aside.

Method

  • Take moong dal, channa dal and chopped ridge gourd pieces, turmeric powder and required salt in a pressure cooker. Add water till it immersed level and pressure cook it for 3 whistles. Once pressure released, open the cooker.
  • Transfer the pressure cooked items to a pan and add a cup of water to it. Mix it well and boil the kuzhambu for 5 minutes. Then add the ground spice powder to the kuzhambu and mix slowly after without forming any lumps. Add water if needed.
  • Boil the kuzhambu again for five more minutes in medium low flame. Once the kuzhambu becomes thick, transfer the tempered items to the boiling kuzhambu. Add lemon juice now. Mix well and switch off the flame.