Stuffed Ridge Gourd Curry

Ingredients:

• 1/2 kg ridge gourds
• Peel and cut into 2 inch pieces
• 2 Medium sized onions, chopped
• 4-5 dry red chilli
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• 1 tbsp coriander seeds
• 1 tbsp cumin seeds
• 3 tbsp sesame seeds
• 1 tbsp grated jaggery (optional)
• Salt to taste
• Small lemon sized tamarind ball
• 1 tbsp oil

How To Prepare

•  Heat a tsp of oil in a frying pan and add the coriander seeds, cumin seeds, red chillis and sesame seeds and fry on medium heat till you get a nice aroma. 
• Just fry for 3-4 mints stirs continuously. Remove and cool.
• Once cool, make a paste of the above spices along with ginger garlic paste, jaggery, tamarind, salt and onions.
• Take a tbsp of the paste and stuff each of the slit ridge gourd pieces.
• Heat oil in a pan and add some curry leaves and stir fry for 3-4 seconds. Place the stuffed ridge gourds in the pan and let it cook covered on medium heat.
• After 4-5 mints, uncover the lid and turn the pieces so that they cook all over.
• Cover and cook on low heat till the ridge gourds become soft.
• This could take about 20 minutes.
• Turn off heat once cooked and serve with hot white steamed rice.
• And enjoy the taste.