Ridge Gourd Thogayal / Peerkangai Thogayal

Ingredients

• Ridge Gourd - 2 cups (roughly chopped)
• Onion - 1 no: (roughly chopped)
• Green chilly - 1 or 2
• Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
• Urad dhal - 1 tablespoon
• Channa dhal - 1 tablespoon
• Tamarind - little or Lemon Juice - 1 tablespoon
• Oil - 1 tablespoon
• Hing - little
• Salt - as needed

Method

• Heat oil in a pan.Fry dhals in it till it becomes golden brown and keep it aside

• In the same pan saute onions with salt, green chillies, hing and tamarind (if using).Take it out and keep it aside

• Saute ridge gourd till it becomes soft.Add salt while doing so

• Cool it and grind it along with fried dhals, onions, chillies and coriander leaves
• Take it out and squeeze lemon (if not using tamarind) and mix well
• Peerkangai Thogayal is ready. You can simply mix with plain rice or serve along with idly and Plain Dosa