Ridge Gourd Dal Curry / Peechinga Parippu Curry

Lets make a simple curry.....

Ingredients

Tuvar Dal/Tuvara Parippu: 1/2 Cup
Chopped Ridge gourd: 2 Cups
Garlic: 2 Cloves
Shallots: 4 - 5
Cumin: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Green Chilly: 4 - 5
Thick Coconut Milk: 1/2 Cup
Turmeric Powder: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Asafoetida: 1 Pinch
Oil: 2 Table Spoon
Mustard Seeds: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Curry Leaves
Salt

Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Method

Refer notes to know more about how to clean ridge gourd
Wash and cook the dal adding turmeric powder
Crush together garlic, cumin, shallots and green chilly
Once the dal is done add chopped ridge gourd and the crushed mix along with salt
Let the sponge gourd cook well
Once done add the thick coconut milk and let it boil for a minute and the switch off the flame
To a pan pour oil and add mustard seeds.  Once it finishes popping add curry leaves and add asafoetida and switch off the flame
Pour this to the curry and mix well
Serve hot with rice or chapati

Note:
You don`t need to take off the complete green skin of the  ridge gourd

Using a peeler scrape off the thick skin of the ridge gourd

Cut the ridge gourd vertically through the middle
If you see big seeds remove that part too.If the seeds are very small you don`t need to remove it

Now chop the sponge gourd to bite size pieces