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.


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)

METHOD:

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

• 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.

• In the same kadai, add the roughly chopped ridgegourd pieces and saute till it becomes soft and cooked nicely.

• 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.

• 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 .