Beerakaya Curry with Milk

Beerakaya (Ridge Gourd) cooked with milk.



BEERAKAYA KORA:
Preparation time: 15mins
Cooking time: 15 min

INGREDIENTS:
3 to 4 fresh beerakaya
some chopped cilantro/coriander leaves
1 cup milk
For Poppu/Tadka:
6 Red Chillies
6 Curry Leaves
1tps mustard seed
1/2 tps cumin seeds
1/2 tps urad dal
Pinch of Turmeric
Salt to taste

DIRECTIONS:

1)Wash and Peel the beerakaya. Chop the beerakaya into cubes.

2)Chop onions. Keep the ingredients aside.

3)In a pan, put popu with the above ingredients. Red Chillies, mustard seed, cumin seeds, urad dal. Let it splutter for a sec. then add onions and curry leaves, let it fry till they are golden brown. Then add, pinch of turmeric and salt to taste. Mix it well. Add the chopped beerakaya and mix it well. Add the milk.

4)Then cover it for a few mins. Then cook it with out the lid for some time.

5)Garnish with some chopped cilantro/coriander leaves. It’s ready to serve with warm rice or roti. It’s mild spicy and yummy.

Beerakaya Thoku Pachadi

Spicy pachadi/chutney made with fresh beerakaya (Ridge Gourd) Peel(Skin). This is my grandma's recipe. This is prepared only*** with the fresh beerakaya Peel (skin). The skin of beeraya has a nutritionus value.





Cooking time: 15 Mins
Preparation time:15 Mins

INGREDIENTS:

Fresh Beerakaya: 3 long medium size
Red Chillies:6-8
Dhaniya/Corriander Seeds: 1 Tbsp
Tamarind: small lemon size
Garlic: 2 small pods

For Poopu/Tadka:
oil 3 tsp
redchiilis 3
mustard seeds 1tsp
urad dal 1tsp
karveypakku (curry leaves) 4-5
hing a pinch

DIRECTIONS:

1.Wash and Clean the beerakaya (Ridge Gourd).Peel the skin and keep it aside.

2. In a pan/kadai add abt 4tsps of oil. When the oil gets warm fry the red chills and keep it aside. Then add the beerakaya peel and fry it till its gets cooked.

3. Let it cool down for sometime. Soak some tamrind and keep it aside.

4. Grind the redchiils, dhaniya seeds & garlic. Then add the cooked beerakaya peel, soaked tamarind & salt to this powder and grind it and makes a paste.

5. In a pan, put some poopu/tadka with some oil, redchiilis, mustard seeds, urad dal, karveypakku (curry leaves), hing. Then add this paste to it and just fry it for 5 mins or till it is mixed well.

6. Its ready to serve with warm rice or rotis. It's spicy, tangy and tasty.