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Ridge gourd peanut curry, Beerakaya pallilu curry

Ridge gourd peanut curry/ Beerakaya pallilu curry/ Peerkangai curry is a spicy, flavorful, mildly sweet and crunch from roasted peanuts. Yes you heard me right no coconut or tomatoes involved yet tastes great when served with hot rice, roti or idli. I am not a great fan of ridge gourd for some reason, but was totally impressed and loved the way

This gravy turned out. But I definitely love chutney prepared with Ridge gourd peel like this PEERKANGAI/ RIDGE GOURD CHUTNEY which goes well with Idli, dosa and rice. I have added a short snippet of the making of the same curry in my fb page, which I hope will inspire you guys to try this recipe. So let’s get to the making of Ridge gourd peanut curry/ Peerkangai curry!!

peerkangai currySome other recipes with Ridge Gourd :
Ridge gourd prawn kootu
Ridge gourd curry
Ridge gourd peel chutney
Ridge gourd sambar

 


Ridge gourd peanut curry, Beerakaya pallilu curry
Serves 4
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
15 min
Total Time
25 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
15 min
Total Time
25 min
Ingredients
  1. 1. Ridge gourd – 1
  2. 2. Onion – 1 (small sized)
  3. 3. Green chilli – 3 nos.
  4. 4. Red chilli powder – Β½ tsp
  5. 5. Turmeric powder – ΒΌ tsp
  6. 6. Coriander powder – 1 tsp
  7. 7. Salt – to taste
  8. 8. Raw Peanuts – 1 Β½ tbsp
To temper
  1. 1. Mustard seeds – Β½ tsp
  2. 2. Urad dal – Β½ tsp
  3. 3. Curry leaves – a sprig
Note
  1. * 1 cup = 235 ml
Instructions
  1. In a pan dry roast peanuts. When roasted allow it cool down, then add it to a blender and grind it into coarse powder. Keep it aside.
  2. Wash, peel and chop Ridge gourd/ Peerkangai as seen in the collage. Chop onions and green chilli
  3. finely.
  4. Heat oil in a pan/ kadai, to it add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and urad dal. When it splutters add chopped onion, green chilli and curry leaves saute well.
  5. When the onions look sauteed add turmeric powder, coriander powder and red chilli powder . Saute for few seconds.
  6. Now to the sauteed onion mixture add chopped ridge gourd and little salt. Mix well. Let it cook without water as this vegetable leaves enough water in which it will get cooked. It should take about 5 minutes.
  7. After 5 minutes add ΒΌ cup water to get gravy consistency. Now add the ground peanut and give it a quick stir. After few boils put off the flame. Serve it hot with rice!
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How to make Ridge gourd peanut curry/ Peerkangai curry with step by step images


  1. In a pan dry roast peanuts. When roasted allow it cool down, then add it to a blender and grind it into coarse powder. Keep it aside.
  2. Wash, peel and chop Ridge gourd/ Peerkangai as seen in the collage. Chop onions and green chilli finely.
  3. Heat oil in a pan/ kadai, to it add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and urad dal. When it splutters add chopped onion, green chilli and curry leaves saute well. When the onions look sauteed add turmeric powder, coriander powder and red chilli powder . Saute for few seconds.
  4. Now to the sauteed onion mixture add chopped ridge gourd and little salt. Mix well. Let it cook without water as this vegetable leaves enough water in which it will get cooked. It should take about 5 minutes.
    beerakaya pallilu curry
  5. After 5 minutes add ΒΌ cup water to get gravy consistency. Now add the ground peanut and give it a quick stir. After few boils put off the flame. Serve it hot with rice!
    ridge gourd peanut curry