Ridge gourd | peerkangai 2 and 1/2 cups (chopped into cubes) Toor dal 1/2 cup Garlic 5 cloves Shallots | small onion 4 Green chili 2 Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp Oil | ghee 2 tsp Curry leaves few Salt as needed Lemon juice 1 tsp Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp Asafoetida 2 pinches
Peel the ridge gourd and chop them into cubes. Wash the toor dal and cook this with enough water, a pinch of turmeric powder, garlic and onions, in a pressure cooker till 4-5 whistles. Mash this with the back of the ladle .
In a pan add oil or ghee and add mustard seeds, slit green chili and curry leaves. Add the chopped ridge gourd, asafoetida,salt and turmeric powder. Cook this by adding 1/4 cup of water. This will get cooked very fast.
Add the mashed dal to this and add little water to get the right consistency. Once it starts boiling, switch off the flame and add the lemon juice. Switch off the flame.
Ridge gourd dal | peerkangai dal is ready to serve. Serve this with rice or roti.
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