Ingredients - Serves 4
- 600 g ridge gourd or loofah, peeled and diced
- 250 g onion, chopped
- 2 tsp chana dal (split chickpeas)
- 2 tsp urad dal (black gram)
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 4-5 dried red chillies, broken into small pieces
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp red chilli powder
- 8-10 curry leaves, optional
- 2 tbsp oil
- Salt, to taste
Steps
- Heat oil in a saucepan. Fry chana dal and urad dal until they start to brown. Add mustard seeds, dried red chillies and curry leaves. Fry until the mustard seeds start to splutter
- Add chopped onion and saute until soft and translucent. Mix in the ridge gourd. Ridge gourd contains a lot of water which will be released. Allow it to cook in its own water until soft. The water should evaporate completely
- Add turmeric, red chilli powder and salt and mix well. Serve hot with rice
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