Peerkangai Thogaiyal

IngredientsServings: 4

• 1 tbsp cooking oil
• 1 big size peerkangai - (ridge gourd) roughly 2 cups of chopped
• 1 tbsp channa dal
• 5 pieces of whole red chilli (adjust as per taste)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup shredded cocount
• little tamarind (cranberry size)
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida

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Instructions

• peel peerkangai (Do NOT peel the skin completely refer the picture)
• wash and chop them into cube size
• in a frying pan add cooking oil
• once oil is heated add channa dal, chillies and asafoetida
• saute them until channa dal turns light brown
• add chopped peerkangai and saute until it's soften
• turn off the stove and let them cool off for 10 minutes
• add all the sauted items into the blender along with tamarind, coconut and salt
• grind to a thick paste (no need to add water)
• serve with hot cooked rice with optional ghee!!!

Tips & Tricks

• do not peel the skin completely
• adjust spice and salt level as per taste
• do not over cook any vegetable
• do not add water while grinding

Step by Step Instructions

1. peel peerkangai (Do NOT peel the skin completely refer the picture), wash and chop them into cube size

2. in a frying pan add cooking oil, once the oil has been heated add channa dal, chillies and asafoetida. Saute until channa dal turns light brown

3. add chopped peerkangai. Then saute until it softens. Turn off the stove and let it cool off for 10 minutes

4. add all the sauted items into the blender along with tamarind, coconut and salt

5. grind to a thick paste (no need to add water) serve with hot cooked rice with optional ghee!!!