Wednesday, January 26, 2011

RIDGE GOURD THOGAIYAL

(Peerkangai Thogaiyal)
Ridge gourd thogayal, peerkangai thogayal a perfect thogayal recipe to pair with rice, dosa and also on bread.
    Thogaiyals are very handy and i almost make this on weekends and my family loves this the most, especially my daughter is a big fan of thogaiyal. Always i make Thengai thogaiyal or Parrupu thogaiyal, but this thogaiyal i suddenly remembered and asked my mom for the exact recipe. We all enjoyed this with rice along with oven roasted papad.
ridge gourd chutney

INGREDIENTS:
RIDGE GOURD 1 NO
URAD DHAL 3 TBLSP
RED CHILLI 4-5NO
TAMARIND A SMALL PIECE
ASAFOETIDA 1/4 TSP
SALT AS NEEDED
COCONUT SCRAPPED 1 TSP(OPTIONAL)
ridge gourd chutney

METHOD:
  • Peel the skin of the ridge gourd  and chop it roughly.
peel chop

  • In a kadai, add oil and throw in the urad dhal, redchillies, tamarind and asafoetida.
  • Fry till it turns gold in colour.
  • Keep it aside.
fry dal
  • In the same kadai, add the roughly chopped ridgegourd pieces and saute till it becomes soft and cooked nicely.
raw cooked
  • Allow it to cool
  • First grind the dal and  redchilli mixture along with the coconut(if using) .
  • Then finally add the ridge gourd and grind it to a smooth paste.
  • Don not add any water,as the ridge gourd will ooze out water.
    grind dal and red chilli grind with ridge gourd
thogaiyal
  • Normally we mix thogaiyal with hot rice with sesame oil mixed to it.
  • We can use this as a side dish for idli/ dosa.
  • I personally love to spread this on bread .
Ridge gourd thogaiyal

32 comments:

  1. My mom makes it with peerkangai skin and it used be the only peerkangai dish i liked... Thovaiyal looks delicious :)

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  2. Wow,colourful clicks! I too make same way,I just dont peel the skin completely just remove the harder parts. Rest the same :)

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  3. wonderful clicks and i would love to have some too.

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  4. looks yumm..love that glass container..

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  5. The pics are absolutely lovely..I make thogaiyal the same way..But like Raji said I do not peel off the skin completely..

    G
    http://ensamayalarangam.blogspot.com

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  6. Looks yum ..I do almost same ..love tht pot

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  7. Wonderful pics of the curry. Ridge Gourd looks to be yummy.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  8. Thogayal with ridge gourd sounds and looks interesting

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  9. Beautiful post Jay, love this thogaiyal with anything, i do the same too..

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  10. healthy one....perfect with rice!!

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  11. lovely clicks, i also make the same way,.

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  12. Delicious thogaiyal but am in love with your cute pot :)

    US Masala

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  13. nice recipe and clicks...looks so yummy!

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  14. Interesting recipe...I love to give it a go...
    Tasty appetite

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  15. new to me.. a healthy recipe

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  16. Healhty and delicious chutney..

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  17. yummy Thogaiyal...Cute presentaion!!!

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  18. yummy yumm.. healthy n delicious.. wonderful snaps n i love ur little pot :)

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  19. Love this thogayal with hot rice.Sometimes I add little of the skin also .

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  20. V nice presentation Jaishree ,liked ur serving bowl a lot ...will surely try this and let u know :) even poha pakodas are v nice ...lovely capture as well:)

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  21. Lovely side dish! Looks so delicious.

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  22. It's new to me but looks tasty dear. Love the idea to spread them on toast...

    http://treatntrick.blogspot.com

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  23. Love the spread with hot rice. Looks Delicious.

    Lite Bite

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  24. yummy clicks...would love to taste it..never made a doodhi chutney..

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  25. Can't say which is more appealing, the thogayal or the pretty pot...Awesome !

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  26. Pretty pot and looks absolutely yumm yumm.. love this chutney so much. As always the pictures are awesome.

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  27. i love this...it s so tasty with rice n psapad.

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  28. Love this thogayal...My mom makes it exactly this way :-) Love the container in the final pic too! Where did u get it from?
    -Divya
    TastyVegCooking

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    1. Divya i got the container from China town, but long back

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  29. Flavourful thogayal ..

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