Ridge gourd poriyal

    

                This is very simple yet tasty dish with few ingredients. Mom use to add tomatoes to this. But this recipe is more yummy than adding tomatoes.

Ingredients

• Ridge gourd (long variety) - 4
• Onion - 2
• Sambar powder - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Mustard and urad dal - 1 tsp
• Oil as required

Method

• Scrap the outer skin and chop the vegetable into small cubes.
• Heat oil to the pan on medium flame. Splutter mustard and urad dal.
• Add curry leaves and onions. Fry till onion becomes translucent.
• Now add the vegetable, salt and sambhar powder. Fry for a minute. No need to add water.
• Cover and cook it on low flame. The vegetable will ooze out water.
• Stir often till the vegetable in done and becomes dry. Serve it with rice.

Tips for the recipe - You can either slightly or completely scrap the outer skin of the vegetable.
Both taste good. Here I scraped it out completely. You can use it for chutney.