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.
