Beerakaya Senaga Pappu Kura / RidgeGourd With Channa Dal Curry

Ingredients:-

Beerakaya (ridge gourd)-2 nos

Channa Dal-1/2 cup

Onions-1 nos

Green Chillis-3 nos

Tomato-1 big nos

Turmeric powder-1 tsp

Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp

Hing- 1 pinch

Curry leaves-few

Red chilli powder-1 tsp

Method:-
Wash channa dal and soak in water for half an hour.

 Wash  and peel skin of the ridge gourd and cut into small pieces.
Heat a oil in a pressure cooker pan.When oil is hot add cumin seeds,mustard seeds,they pops up now add hing,green chilis and curry leaves fry for 1 minutes.

Now add onions fry for 3 minutes,add tomato pieces and soaked channa dal fry for 5 minutes.

 Now add ridge gourd pieces mix well and add turmeric powder,chilli pwder,salt to it mix well.

Now add 1/2 cup of water mix well and pressure cook it for 3 whistles.

 Wait till the pressure goes off.

Ridge gourd curry is done.
Serve with rice or roti.

Note: Curry should not be too watery or thick,see the above picture for the consistency.