Beerakaya Koora

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Ridge Gourd is a vegetable with a good source of carbohydrates,vitamin A & C and minerals.Ridge Gourd is a tropical plant,believed to be originated in India.My family loves any dish made with Ridge Gourd.Especially Beerakaya Paalu posina koora(Ridge Gourd with Milk Curry) is all our favorite dish.But today I'm going to show you all simple curry.I will come up with other dishes in my next shows.Enjoy the delicacy of Ridge Gourd.

Ingredients
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! Ridge Gourds                                                      4
! Oil                                                                      2 tbsps.
! Mustard Seeds                                                   1 tsp.
! Cumin Seeds                                                      1 tsp.
! Chana Dal                                                          2 tsps.
! Urad Dal                                                           2 tsps.
! Red Chillies                                                      4 no.
! Curry Leaves                                                     8
! Salt                                                                 to taste
! Red Chilli Powder                                            1 tbsp.
! Turmeric Powder                                            2 tsp.

Method
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• Wash and clean the Ridge Gourds.Cut both ends and peel the thin strips of skin round the Ridge Gourd.Discard those thin strips.
• Now peel the skin of Ridge Gourd neatly and place the skin in a container and store it in fridge.You can use that skin for chutneys later.
• Cut the Ridge Gourd into small pieces and keep aside.While cutting each Ridge Gourd make sure to taste a small piece to check if it's not bitter.
• Now heat the oil in a pan and add chana dal,urad dal.Let them turn golden brown in color.Then add mustard seeds,cumin seeds.Let them splutter.Add in red chillies,curry leaves.
• Now add Ridge Gourd in the pan and stir once well and cover with the lid.Stir in between to avoid burning.Need not add any water while covering the lid as the Ridge Gourd tends to leave enough water from itself.Let all the water evaporate and the Ridge Gourd becomes soft.
• Take out the lid and add salt,turmeric powder and red chilli powder and mix well.After 2 mins. stir once and turn off the heat.
• Serve Ridge Gourd Curry with White Rice.