Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, peerkangai poriyal/ridge gourd fry. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Ridge gourd stir fry ( peerkangai poriyal in Tamil) recipe is my recent try with this vegetable. Ridge gourd is called as beerakaya in Telugu, peerkangai in Tamil, torai in hindi, hirekayi in Kannada and peechinga in Malayalam. It is also known as Chinese okra and sponge gourd.
Peerkangai Poriyal/Ridge Gourd Fry is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Peerkangai Poriyal/Ridge Gourd Fry is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook peerkangai poriyal/ridge gourd fry using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Peerkangai Poriyal/Ridge Gourd Fry:
- Make ready 1/2 kg Peerkangai/ Ridge Gourd
- Make ready 1 tsp Oil
- Take 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
- Make ready 1/4 tsp Urad Dal
- Prepare 1 Small size Onion chopped
- Make ready 2 tsp Curry leaves
- Take 1 Dry Red Chilli Broken
- Get 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- Prepare 1 tsp Sambar powder
- Take 5 Garlic pods roughly chopped
- Get Salt-as per taste
- Get As needed Water
- Get 1 tbsp Grated Coconut(optional)
No need to peel all the green skin, you can leave it behind. Wash and cut into strips and then chop it roughly. In the same kadai, add the chopped ridge gourd, oil and fry for few minutes. It will leave out water and get cooked.
Instructions to make Peerkangai Poriyal/Ridge Gourd Fry:
- Wash and peel off the skin of Ridge Gourd. Cut into small pieces.
- In a kadai, add oil. Once oil gets heat, add mustard seeds and urad dal. Fry it.
- Add onions, curry leaves and dry red chilli. Saute till onions becomes translucent.
- Add turmeric powder, ridge gourd, garlic, salt and sambar powder. Saute well.
- Add little water. Cover with a lid. Don't add more water. Because ridge gourd will get cooked quickly. Add grated coconut and mix well.
- Transfer to a bowl. Now it's ready to serve. Serve as a Sidedish for your lunch.
Add tamarind in between to soften. Ridge gourd is called as Peerkangai in Tamil, Beerakai in Telugu and Torai in Hindi. It is rich in dietary fiber, low in saturated fat and contains good amount of vitamin C. It is very effective in purifying blood and hence it is good for skin too. It's a healthy choice to include this vegetable in our diet at least once.
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